false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1193240805m/2087368.jpg 2087368 3 Readers of Wil Wheaton’s website know that he is a masterful teller of elegant stories about his life. Building on the critical success of Dancing Barefoot and Just A Geek, he has collected more of his own favorite stories in his third book, The Happiest Days of Our Lives. These are the stories Wil loves to tell, because they are the closest to his heart: stories about being a huge geek, passing his geeky hobbies and values along to his own children, and vividly painting what it meant to grow up in the ’70s and come of age in the ’80s as part of the video game/D&D/BBS/Star Wars figures generation. Within the pages of The Happiest Days of Our Lives, you will find: ● “The Butterfly Tree”: how one Back to School night continues to shape Wil’s sense of social justice, thirty years later ● “Blue Light Special”: the greatest challenge a ten year-old could face in 1982: save his allowance, or buy Star Wars figures? ● “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Geek”: why fantasy role-playing games are such an important part of Wil’s past – and his present ● “The Big Goodbye”: a visit to Paramount gives Wheaton a second chance to say farewell to Star Trek . . . properly, this time ● “Let Go”: a moving eulogy for a beloved friend In all of these tales, Wheaton brings the reader into the raw heart of the story, holding nothing back, and you are invited to join him on a journey through The Happiest Days of Our Lives. 2092654 book 2007 The Happiest Days of Our Lives total:114|5:52|4:48|3:13|2:1|1:0| 114 493 277 21 4 1 false false Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 14:34:16 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 10:28:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 07:04:46 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 07:11:40 -0700 2009
This collection of stories about family, love, and all-out geekery is funny, poignant, and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Feb 20 08:16:30 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 19:38:42 -0800 2008
Full disclosure: I was not a Star Trek fan. I really don't ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jul 27 13:37:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 14:10:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 14:31:09 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 23:06:09 -0700 2008
Finished it yesterday (10/7). I liked this one a lot. The entire book is only 135 pages and it i...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 15:32:57 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 12:50:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 29 13:21:02 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 10 17:35:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 21 14:21:28 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 14:22:52 -0700 2009
Wil has such a great storytelling voice. I truly hope we see some more of these in the future.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 12:35:22 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 12:35:22 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 23 07:16:52 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 16 16:34:52 -0800 2009
Even in picking it back up, seeing the last page of the Felix story caused me to t...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Dec 04 09:10:39 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 09:16:40 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 11:58:31 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 12:02:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 19 12:37:30 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 18 07:48:24 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 12:37:30 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 22:01:50 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 12:05:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 13 16:23:09 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 17:15:18 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 16:53:42 -0800 2009 Sun May 10 10:27:03 -0700 2009 1.5 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jun 03 18:48:04 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 15:15:33 -0700 2008 3 0 true false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 23:02:54 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 12:23:10 -0700 2008 1 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 20 18:01:32 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 04:46:24 -0800 2008 Read my longer review here.]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:47:41 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 19:49:25 -0800 2008
Highly recommended.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2087368