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One Con Glory
by
Sarah Kuhn (Goodreads Author)
Diehard fangirl Julie loves Buffy marathons, fighting about comic book continuity, and being left alone. But more than anything, Julie loves Glory Gilmore, a mostly-forgotten iList superheroine from the world of '80s comics. For years, she's longed to reclaim the precious Glory action figure that's eluded her grasp so many times before. And one fateful weekend, she has the...more
Paperback, 112 pages
Published
August 3rd 2010
by Alert Nerd Press
(first published November 10th 2009)
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There were cliches and stereotypes, characters that were "real" and "layered" in really obvious ways (the hot actor ruining the character he plays in the adaption of Julie's favorite comic book is actually an honest to goodness geek like her deep inside! Yawn.), but there were also some amusing bits, and yes, some recognizable characters among the cliches. It was ok. Read in one sitting, so not a huge commitment, in any case.
And Angel is so not Buffy's soul mate. They're too fundamentally diffe...more
And Angel is so not Buffy's soul mate. They're too fundamentally diffe...more
I had a really fun time with this book. It is obviously written to a specific audience (re: nerds, particularly of the comic variety). I'd like to say that a non-comic book nerd would like the book, but to be honest, there are so many in-jokes that many of the references would be lost. However, there were a few sprinkled in there that I didn't know, and it didn't bother me, though having cursory knowledge of whatever series they were talking about helped.
Moving on...
No need for plot summary. It'...more
Moving on...
No need for plot summary. It'...more
I wanted to take a break from the dense non-fiction book I'm reading (and is quite good), and with San Diego ComicCon going on I thought this novella would be an appropriate choice. I picked this up at the Borderlands Books sale a few weeks back (the only non-sale purchase of the evening).
Julie is a die hard fangirl who has found employment as a pop culture reporter and blogger. Her undercover goal while at a LA convention is to get a Glory Gilmore action figure, her favorite character. It would...more
Julie is a die hard fangirl who has found employment as a pop culture reporter and blogger. Her undercover goal while at a LA convention is to get a Glory Gilmore action figure, her favorite character. It would...more
This was a light-hearted, fun read. It wasn't very complicated and perhaps thats why I only gave it 3 stars rather than 4, but at only a hundred odd pages, there wasn't a lot of room for further depth and character development.
Talking of character development though, there was enough in there to lightly round off the main characters, although I would have liked a bit more info about Mitch and Braidbeard, especially as Mitch was the best friend, and we didnt really get to know him at all.
There ar...more
Talking of character development though, there was enough in there to lightly round off the main characters, although I would have liked a bit more info about Mitch and Braidbeard, especially as Mitch was the best friend, and we didnt really get to know him at all.
There ar...more
First things first: If you are at all into the geek culture, there's a lot here to enjoy. This isn't an occasional throwaway line to give hollow "credentials," these are people who think in sci fi analogies and relate to the world through the television shows and comic books they're familiar with. If you're the type of person to make Star Wars references, if you know who Nathan Fillion is and why there's both a male and a female Starbuck, this book was written with you in mind. I laughed out lou...more
I reviewed this book for my blog almost 2 years ago, it's still one of my favorites.
Sarah Kuhn, the author of One Con Glory recently posted on geek six when Christy mentioned her book. I got curious, so I picked it up and I’m super happy I did. Here are 6 reasons why
1. To get a taste of the book, the main character, Julie, has her own blog. Excerpts of it are in the book, but I just looked at it and it is extensive, nerds like extensive things so of course I approve.
2. I’ve traveled the convent...more
Sarah Kuhn, the author of One Con Glory recently posted on geek six when Christy mentioned her book. I got curious, so I picked it up and I’m super happy I did. Here are 6 reasons why
1. To get a taste of the book, the main character, Julie, has her own blog. Excerpts of it are in the book, but I just looked at it and it is extensive, nerds like extensive things so of course I approve.
2. I’ve traveled the convent...more
Jul 21, 2011
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This weekend in San Diego is Comic-Con. It's THE geek convention and I want to go there for a few years. Since I live in the Netherlands and I'm underage, the change of getting in San Diego anytime soon are small. But I've made a vow to myself that I will go to Comic-Con at least once in my life -like Mecca- and hopefully as soon as (super)humanly possible. But until then I'm stuck reading about it on the internet and that way I found this little gem.
It was a great book about a romance between...more
It was a great book about a romance between...more
I thought it was good, but short of GREAT. Four and not three, because it exceeded my expectations.
Maybe a bit of an editorial eye to thin the references that seem to be sprinkled with a heavy hand throughout. But only SLIGHTLY. It makes sense that there is a large number, because of the setting of the short story/novella. At a convention, the majority of conversations are chock full of fandom. It wasn't out of place or unexpected.
The part that did annoy me a little was that they seemed to get s...more
Maybe a bit of an editorial eye to thin the references that seem to be sprinkled with a heavy hand throughout. But only SLIGHTLY. It makes sense that there is a large number, because of the setting of the short story/novella. At a convention, the majority of conversations are chock full of fandom. It wasn't out of place or unexpected.
The part that did annoy me a little was that they seemed to get s...more
You know how there are so many geek romantic comedies set at comic book conventions? Oh, you don't. Well, there's at least one, and it's One Con Glory. In this cute little novelette—at under a hundred pages, it's too long to be a short story but too short to be a novella—Julie is covering GinormoCon for a magazine, but she's also a devoted fangirl of Glory Gilmore, a little-remembered character in the short-lived Marvel comic, The Periodic Seven, which is now a hit TV show. Glory means a lot to...more
O primeiro E-book que comprei, ever - uma história de romance e nerds, com pouco conflito, mas estranhamente fofinha. Talvez porque a heroína não era linda de morrer, nem extraordinária -- era simplesmente uma nerd\geek (e nem sequer uma especialista) com uma missão, encontrar a action figure da sua superheroína favorita, Glory. Foi uma short novel, com personagens fofinhos, e que me fez rir (e ficar preocupada quando percebi tipo, 99% das referências geeks).
A única coisa que me irritou grandeme...more
This won't be a long review, but darn it, this book was adorable. I mean, Julie is such a misanthrope in term of her manners and behavior, though it makes perfect sense if you've ever dealt with geek press before. Still there was something in Julie's voice that immediately clicked with me, and I found myself completely invested in her desire to reclaim the lost and sacred Glory Gilmore action figure.
I think many of us geek girls can really connect to Julie, especially when it comes to her manner...more
I think many of us geek girls can really connect to Julie, especially when it comes to her manner...more
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One Con Glory is an entertaining but very short trip through the world of nerd culture.
It's obvious that the author has a real love for this world, and it's always great to see someone who actually cares enough to get the facts right.
But to be perfectly clear, this is practically a fangirl fairy tale. Even though the author swears that the main character isn't just a stand-in for herself, it's hard to shake the feeling that this is a couple of explicit paragraphs and name changes away from bei...more
It's obvious that the author has a real love for this world, and it's always great to see someone who actually cares enough to get the facts right.
But to be perfectly clear, this is practically a fangirl fairy tale. Even though the author swears that the main character isn't just a stand-in for herself, it's hard to shake the feeling that this is a couple of explicit paragraphs and name changes away from bei...more
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First Impressions:
Thea: I was actually a little nervous starting this novella – I don’t think I’ve ever known an author before reading their work. I love author Sarah Kuhn’s online voice, but writing fiction is a horse of a different color if y’know what I’m sayin’. But, a few pages into One Con Glory made me realize that I really need not have been so worried – because this is one damn awesome, geektastic book. Well written, zippily paced, with a healthy smattering of ner...more
First Impressions:
Thea: I was actually a little nervous starting this novella – I don’t think I’ve ever known an author before reading their work. I love author Sarah Kuhn’s online voice, but writing fiction is a horse of a different color if y’know what I’m sayin’. But, a few pages into One Con Glory made me realize that I really need not have been so worried – because this is one damn awesome, geektastic book. Well written, zippily paced, with a healthy smattering of ner...more
More of a novella/short story than a novel, I think this book might have hit too close to home for me and I found myself turned off by the main character's (or is it Kuhn's?) constant need to prove her geekiness to me. I'm a nerd girl too, I believe you, it's okay. The book is short but I was so put off by the constant "let me reference another geeky thing to prove I know what I am talking about" that I just did not feel compelled to finish it. Sad, I know. Kuhn's writing is no better than my ow...more
I loved LOVED this book! This is the kind of geek girl lit that I want to see become more and more of a trend. In fact, this needs to be a movie! It's not every day you find a female geek character in a a book as not only a MAIN character but a likeable one at that. Julie is a character you feel for, root for and want to go to Comic-Con with! It's a fun rom-com that doesn't insult those of us who love to flirt in Klingon. Do yourself a favor and read this book!
One Con Glory captures the tone of the geeky community I know and love. It's not often that a story puts together romance and nerdom effectively, but Kuhn mixes them to perfection. I read this book in one sitting not because of the length but because I couldn't put it down. I experienced every emotion right along with the protagonist Julie, and when a book makes me feel that way, I will love it and recommend it to anyone with a heart.
Are you ready for a foray into the frightening and unsavory depths of true fandom and geekery? How far would you go for your sentimental favorite childhood action figure? If you've ever attended a comic book or other convention, this book will make you laugh, cry, and blush with sympathetic humiliation. Julie, the narrator, is a "profanity-spewing rageball" with a chip on her shoulder, but as a reporter behind the scenes of the latest Ginormocon, she finds out that there just might be chinks in...more
One Con Glory was an utterly charming, fast, enjoyable read. The dialogue was snappy and believable, the premise cute but newly invented, and the characters were vivid and fun.
My favorite part of the whole book was that it read like a pop culture love letter in the absolute best way possible. I told Sarah she must be my pop culture soulmate--for instance, I know that I have heard her Scott-Jean-Emma diatribe come out of my own mouth almost verbatim, and I hold the same Angel episode as the only...more
My favorite part of the whole book was that it read like a pop culture love letter in the absolute best way possible. I told Sarah she must be my pop culture soulmate--for instance, I know that I have heard her Scott-Jean-Emma diatribe come out of my own mouth almost verbatim, and I hold the same Angel episode as the only...more
This one came to my attention quite a while ago, but I can't remember from where. I stuck it on my "to read" list, but didn't think a whole lot about it. The price was higher than I'd normally want to pay and that was even when I didn't realize how incredibly short the book was. However, every once in a while, I'll go through my "to read" list and see if anything's on sale for the Kindle. This one was, so I picked it up.
Despite the length, I enjoyed this one pretty well. I recognized most of the...more
Despite the length, I enjoyed this one pretty well. I recognized most of the...more
This book didn't seem original to me at first. And then I realized that's because I've had the same monologues and discussions in my own life. What should be completely esoteric with so many references to pop culture it would make your head spin, instead is charming and hilarious. I'd definitely recommend to any geek girl who uses comic books and Buffy to mask her true feelings-- which, I think, is a lot of people.
My good friend Sarah Kuhn wrote this awesome book about a lady nerd on a quest for a rare action figure named Glory Gilmore (GILMORE GIRLS REFERNCE FTW!) A must read for all nerds everywhere who know what it's like to obsess over minutiae and attend crowded cons while dealing with the geek's disease - social anxiety.
Cute and amusing, if cliched. I was super turned off by the sheer amount of nerd references though (even being a pretty big geek myself). I know that the characters are supposed to be geeky, but it almost felt like the author was just shoving all those references in just to scream "look at me, look at me! I know geek things" and it felt a bit unnatural (for goodness sake, the main character and her best friend have a fairly serious conversation almost entirely in nerd references).
I enjoyed this novella, but it left me pondering about Geek Culture, the current bruhaha over fake-geek girls, and the idea of the privilege of the Nerd. I did enjoy the story and the pop-culture references. I recommend reading this.
This book was a fun quick read, very cute. I did find myself getting a little annoyed at all of the "proving yourself geeky", but whatever, I'll take it.
Dorkily endearing.
Julie is a likeable pain in the ass heroine. She’s a fangirl with definite theories about people, comics, and her favorite characters. Her goal while covering GinormoCon, aside from the working parts that she’s old hat at now (have you met Schmuzie?), is to acquire her fourth, and hopefully last, Glory Gilmore action figure. It’s more difficult than it should be.
There’s a drunken chase, a Guitar Hero championship with some Dance Dancing, Buffy debates, and geek girl meets geek...more
Julie is a likeable pain in the ass heroine. She’s a fangirl with definite theories about people, comics, and her favorite characters. Her goal while covering GinormoCon, aside from the working parts that she’s old hat at now (have you met Schmuzie?), is to acquire her fourth, and hopefully last, Glory Gilmore action figure. It’s more difficult than it should be.
There’s a drunken chase, a Guitar Hero championship with some Dance Dancing, Buffy debates, and geek girl meets geek...more
Fun, quirky romance read for the geeks out there. I liked it, but I'm a geek and got a lot of the pop culture/comic references. ;)
A fun read, short and sweet. You don't have to be a total geek to enjoy it, but geek knowledge is helpful.
Mar 29, 2013
Nenia Campbell
marked it as indie-wishlist-of-desperate-wanting
I NEED THIS ONE TOO. OMG. NERD ROMANCES, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE?
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If you are a geeky girl, you must read this charming book.
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