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Geekhood: Close Encounters of the Girl Kind
by
Andy Robb
If you haven't worked it out yet, girls don't do this. They don't come to the Hovel. They don't like goblins and dragons. They don't paint miniatures. They don't play role playing games or re-enact fictional battles. And they don't talk to Geeks like me especially if they're pretty. And this girl is pretty. What do you do if you're a fourteen-year-old Geek, and a Beautiful...more
Paperback, 352 pages
Published
June 4th 2012
by Stripes Publishing
(first published January 1st 2012)
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Geekhood is essentially about finding out that it is best to be yourself, even if you are a geek in which case embrace your inner-geek.
Archie is the 14-year-old hero of the story. He terms himself a geek, and he has issues. His inner monologue is constantly talking to him, mainly to belittle him. Later he comes into contact with a girl, and for a geek he builds this up into something big, even trying to change himself for her by honing his psychic self. And through this and the impact it seems t...more
Archie is the 14-year-old hero of the story. He terms himself a geek, and he has issues. His inner monologue is constantly talking to him, mainly to belittle him. Later he comes into contact with a girl, and for a geek he builds this up into something big, even trying to change himself for her by honing his psychic self. And through this and the impact it seems t...more
The first 150 pages of Geekhood drag on with trivial problems dealt with shoddy attempts at humour, uninteresting dreams, the infuriating over use of the word "tosser, and lame wet dream jokes. Archie and his friends can't seem to finish a line of dialogue without saying the word "Dude", even to the point of saying it in a certain way to express a certain emotion. Had this book been set in America I'd of understood. Instead, it makes them all sound as though they were brought up with the sea tur...more
I got this book following a recent blog tour on Laura (aka Sisterspooky's) blog. If I could I would have loved to say thank you to her in person as this was a fantastic read.
There have been plenty of comparisons in which to pigeon hole this book, my own personal one is the part optimism/part pessimism of 80s TV show "The Wonder Years", mixed with the geek culture of "The Big Bang Theory" and a little bit of the bawdy humour of "The Inbetweeners".
Andy Robb has perfectly captured that sense in tee...more
There have been plenty of comparisons in which to pigeon hole this book, my own personal one is the part optimism/part pessimism of 80s TV show "The Wonder Years", mixed with the geek culture of "The Big Bang Theory" and a little bit of the bawdy humour of "The Inbetweeners".
Andy Robb has perfectly captured that sense in tee...more
I seriously love this book. It is awesome! I haven’t had this much fun reading in ages. I was laughing so much in parts that my sides physically hurt – Archie’s IM is one of the best things ever.
Archie is fourteen, a Level 5 Mage who’s just moved to a new house with his mum and Tony the Tosser aka his sort-of-stepdad. He has three friends, a not-really-there father who communicates in textspeak on FB and to add to all of this a girl walks into The Hovel – a beautiful girl – and his whole world...more
Archie is fourteen, a Level 5 Mage who’s just moved to a new house with his mum and Tony the Tosser aka his sort-of-stepdad. He has three friends, a not-really-there father who communicates in textspeak on FB and to add to all of this a girl walks into The Hovel – a beautiful girl – and his whole world...more
I really loved this book! It was funny but it also had it's moments where you're like 'Aw no Archie, -sobs.' because I can relate to a few of his problems. I loved a lot of the nerdy references in this book, being a nerd myself.
Only faults I can really find to be honest, is the way they spend ages on irrelevant parts. Like he'd go on full swing, explaining how he'd paint his miniatures. Also the ending wasn't the best I've ever read, I mean if there is gonna' be a sequel, then the ending does se...more
Only faults I can really find to be honest, is the way they spend ages on irrelevant parts. Like he'd go on full swing, explaining how he'd paint his miniatures. Also the ending wasn't the best I've ever read, I mean if there is gonna' be a sequel, then the ending does se...more
Geekhood is one of the few books that made me laugh out loud several times.
Reading this book was like watching the Big Bang Theory- The Teenage Years.
Archie and his friends are complete geeks hiding from the world through their RPG personas.
Toward the end I got a bit bored with the whole Sara/psychic thing, but it panned out nicely and Archie laughs about it.
This book is so great-- I love boy MC's. I applaud Andy Robb on his book and I really hope that this will get more pre-teen boys readin...more
Reading this book was like watching the Big Bang Theory- The Teenage Years.
Archie and his friends are complete geeks hiding from the world through their RPG personas.
Toward the end I got a bit bored with the whole Sara/psychic thing, but it panned out nicely and Archie laughs about it.
This book is so great-- I love boy MC's. I applaud Andy Robb on his book and I really hope that this will get more pre-teen boys readin...more
Loved it. It's written for adolescents but I found it laugh out loud funny. I don't know whether this will be given to/picked up by geeky kids who are looking for someone in the same situation, or if a normal kid will read it and realise that geeks aren't all that different after all. It's not just silly geeky references though. It deals with a young man getting to grips with his parents having had a divorce and how adults don't have all the answers. Oh, and bullying. And Girls. And self confide...more
I really enjoyed reading Geekhood. I thought it was a brilliantly funny insight into the mind of a 14 geeky wargaming teenage boy.
I used to work in a shop like the Hovel so have seen the the boys (and men) that hang out in these places first hand and the description of them and their reaction to girls is spot on. Never in my life have before and since that job have I had to deal with stuttering and bizarrely weird boys dribbling over little chunks of metal that cost a small fortune and going o...more
Haha, this was pretty gosh darn funny. It took a little while to get into, mainly because I don't know any 14 year old boys, so I was uncertain as to whether the narrator was particularly accurate. I kept forgetting he was a 14 year old boy. But what do I know, maybe there are insightful, astute, intelligent 14 years old's out there. I think the problem I have is that not only do I not know any right now, but as far as I can recall, I never met any either. No-one springs to mind from my school d...more
Before I start this review I thought that I should mention that I am a Geek and I am proud to be one.
I had seen a lot of talk about this book on twitter and when I saw a copy at my local bookshop, I knew I just had to buy it.
I loved this book so much, from the very first page. I reminded me of how much of a geek I was in high school. I felt like I could relate to Archie so much that it really made the story come alive for me.
Andy has done a wonderful job of creating a character that can be relat...more
I had seen a lot of talk about this book on twitter and when I saw a copy at my local bookshop, I knew I just had to buy it.
I loved this book so much, from the very first page. I reminded me of how much of a geek I was in high school. I felt like I could relate to Archie so much that it really made the story come alive for me.
Andy has done a wonderful job of creating a character that can be relat...more
Clarification: 3.5 stars.
Review originally posted on ThirstforFiction.com
Alas- how girls beguile geeks. Their attractiveness is a promise of the unatainable- at least, that’s what Archie thinks. Stuck in a rut playing Dungeons and Dragons with his three mates, he wants to explore the subtler pleasures of life: womenkind…
There are two ways in which to play a bildungsroman these days: either, it is touching, profound and conveys several of life’s truths, or it parodies teen life and becomes a come...more
Review originally posted on ThirstforFiction.com
Alas- how girls beguile geeks. Their attractiveness is a promise of the unatainable- at least, that’s what Archie thinks. Stuck in a rut playing Dungeons and Dragons with his three mates, he wants to explore the subtler pleasures of life: womenkind…
There are two ways in which to play a bildungsroman these days: either, it is touching, profound and conveys several of life’s truths, or it parodies teen life and becomes a come...more
Geekhood is one of those books that you can't help but fall in love with. And I have to agree with the quote of the front cover - the book makes being a geek feel pretty cool to me too!
I loved Archie's voice from the first page and he just grows on you more and more. I adored his IM (Interior Monologue) and EM (Exterior Monologue) and then his PS (Psychic Self) was particularly hilarious (if misguided!). I really liked his friends too, and of course, Sarah's lovely. And surprisingly, I really en...more
I loved Archie's voice from the first page and he just grows on you more and more. I adored his IM (Interior Monologue) and EM (Exterior Monologue) and then his PS (Psychic Self) was particularly hilarious (if misguided!). I really liked his friends too, and of course, Sarah's lovely. And surprisingly, I really en...more
Review originally posted on Once Upon a Bookcase.
I think I'm a geek and didn't know it. I may not collect action figures, read superhero comics, or obsess over various sci-fi movies/tv programmes, but there are a few signs. I love The Big Bang Theory, I love Doctor Who, I love Torchwood. I could quite happily watch movies such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (all six of them!) and Star Trek (the latest, I'm afraid). And I can also watch Star Trek: Next Generation. And there's my huge love for fa...more
I think I'm a geek and didn't know it. I may not collect action figures, read superhero comics, or obsess over various sci-fi movies/tv programmes, but there are a few signs. I love The Big Bang Theory, I love Doctor Who, I love Torchwood. I could quite happily watch movies such as Lord of the Rings, Star Wars (all six of them!) and Star Trek (the latest, I'm afraid). And I can also watch Star Trek: Next Generation. And there's my huge love for fa...more
While I have given this book three stars, I'd say in reality it would be more like 3 and a half. This book made me buy it as soon as I saw the back with the words 'level 5 mage' due to a personal connection to an online game and it made me giggle. Now, being a girl, I clearly wasn't going to quite get the internal struggle of a 14 year old geek boy, but I could empathise more than most. It's taken me around six months to finish the book, as I started it when I bought it in March, but got a littl...more
I loved this book as a large portion of my friend group is nerdy boys who would do things like this. It really hit home for me as I have had an incounter like this where I was Sarah and a nerdy boy (who will remain nameless) wanted to date me.
This was a great book. It pulled me into the plot and kept me entertained throughout. I wanted to keep reading it and couldn't put it down. That, for me, is the sign of a great book.
I liked the premise (being a bit of a geek myself) and could relate to the story. The inner monologue (or was it actually inner dialogue?) was honest and believable.
There were a few text spacing issues in the Kindle version I read, which was a little distracting, but not enough to spoil the story.
Although the ending...more
I liked the premise (being a bit of a geek myself) and could relate to the story. The inner monologue (or was it actually inner dialogue?) was honest and believable.
There were a few text spacing issues in the Kindle version I read, which was a little distracting, but not enough to spoil the story.
Although the ending...more
This book was funny. I adored the geeky references and the narrative was witty and fun. I found it sometimes a little too exaggerated (e.g. stating girls hate D&D etc) but the characters and the narrative made up for that.
The book started off quite slowly, but I decided to carry on, and when I got about halfway, the storyline picked up a bit and I really enjoyed it.
Not sure if I like the book yet...
Andy Robb has great insight into this young teenagers feelings and he's captured it brilliantly in this book.
It's written with warmth and a sense of humour and, although I'm female, takes you back to those days of tipped up emotions and awkwardness.
I loved reading this and found it addictive.
This is his first book; I can't wait to see what else he's got up his sleeve.
It's written with warmth and a sense of humour and, although I'm female, takes you back to those days of tipped up emotions and awkwardness.
I loved reading this and found it addictive.
This is his first book; I can't wait to see what else he's got up his sleeve.
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“The way I see it, everyone's a Geek of some sort. Football, films, music - it doesn't matter what the interest is; if you're fascinated by it, then you're a Geek. Simple as that.”
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