Book: Geektastic: Stories From The Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castelluci
Rating: 4 Stars
Release date: August 1, 2009
Summary: Acclaimed authors Holly Black (Ironside)and Cecil Castellucci (Boy Proof) have united in geekdom to edit short stories from some of the best selling and most promising geeks in young adult literature: M.T. Anderson, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Tracy Lynn, Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, David Levithan, Kelly Link, Barry Lyga, Wendy Mass, Garth Nix, Scott Westerfield, Lisa Yee, and Sara Zarr.
With illustrated interstitials from comic book artists Hope Larson and Bryan Lee O’Malley, Geektastic covers all things geeky, from Klingons and Jedi Knights to fan fiction, theater geeks, and cosplayers. Whether you’re a former, current, or future geek, or if you just want to get in touch with your inner geek, Geektastic will help you get your geek on!
Okay I will admit that I am not that geeky. I have never been a fan of Star Wars or Star Trek and both of those came into play in some of the stories in the book. I was a little confused because of this. A couple stories were all about Star Trek or Star Wars and I didn’t really know what they were talking about. That is my only complaint but I guess maybe I should just try watching Star Wars and Star Trek now. =]
I have to tell you that One Of Us by Tracy Lynn and I Never by Cassandra Clare were my two favorites of the whole book, especially I Never. They were both really cute and nothing about them confused me. A ton of the others were great too but those were the best for me. They just had me hooked and I have never read anything by either of the authors. I know, sad. I am ashamed of myself. I will have to fix that soon.
Overall, Geektastic was just a fun book that brings out the nerd in everyone. There really is a story in it for everyone. Plus, the comics were really good too. If you haven’t read it yet, definitely check it out!
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I have no idea! There are just so many different types of stories in this. It’s really hard to compare to something. If you have any ideas please mention them in the comments!
Haha. This sounds like a fun book to read. Good review!
-Briana