diff --git a/content/reviews/books/geek-wisdom.md b/content/reviews/books/geek-wisdom.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a965d95 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/geek-wisdom.md @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ ++++ +title = "Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture - Stephen H. Segal, N.K. Jemisin, Eric San Juan, Genevieve Valentine, Zaki Hasan" +date = 2020-03-10 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "fun", "stephen h segal", "n k jemisin", "eric san juan", "genevieve valentine", "zaki hasan"] ++++ + +[GoodReads Summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10418415-geek-wisdom): +Computer nerds are our titans of industry; comic-book superheroes are our +Hollywood idols; the Internet is our night on the town. Clearly, geeks know +something about life in the 21st century that other folks don’t—something we +all can learn from. Geek Wisdom takes as gospel some 200 of the most powerful +and oft-cited quotes from movies (“Where we’re going, we don’t need roads”), +television (“Now we know—and knowing is half the battle”), literature (“All +that is gold does not glitter”), games, science, the Internet, and more. Now +these beloved pearls of modern-day culture have been painstakingly interpreted +by a diverse team of hardcore nerds with their imaginations turned up to 11. +Yes, this collection of mini-essays is by, for, and about geeks—but it’s just +so surprisingly profound, the rest of us would have to be dorks not to read +it. So say we all. + + + +{{ stars(stars=1) }} + +Although it is getting common in my reviews, I have to say this again: I have +no idea what's the target of this book. + +Everything starts with a quote: A scientist, a meme, a movie quote, a game +character, take your "geek" pick". Then, it is followed by a commentary about +the quote. And, finally, some piece of trivia/explanation about the quote +itself. + +The content of the book, then, is the commentary about the quotes. + +And that's where my confusion comes. + +Some explanations seem targeted to other geeks: "You see, So-And-So says this, +so we geek should be careful about that". Some others seem targeted to +non-geeks: "Geeks love So-And-So, because they said that and geeks related to +it". So, it's a book to geeks or to non-geeks? + +No only that, but some explanations are really dense, like the author (one of +them) is trying to push a point in a short form and throwing jumping stones +really fast, to the point that when you reach the end of the paragraph, you +have no idea how it started. + +And some are borderline insane: "Transformers! Transform and roll out!" is +related to Martin Luther King "Change does not roll in on the wheels of +inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle." And with that all I can +think is "Really? Like, really really?!?" + +In the end, it is just a book about geeky quotes and a lot of filler.