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Dancing Barefoot
by
Wil Wheaton (Goodreads Author),
Ben Claassen III
Wil Wheaton - blogger, geek, and Star Trek: The Next Generation's Wesley Crusher - gives us five short-but-true tales of life in the so-called Space Age in Dancing Barefoot. With a true geek's unflinching honesty, Wil examines life, love, the web, and the absurdities of Hollywood in these compelling autobiographical narratives. Based on pieces first published in Wil's huge...more
Paperback, 118 pages
Published
March 2nd 2004
by O'Reilly Media
(first published 2003)
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After reading Wil Wheaton's memoir, Just a Geek, I figured why not go ahead and read his other works too? So I picked this one up.
It's very similar in tone and subject matter to Just a Geek, even though most of the stories focus less on his relationship with Star Trek and more on his life and memories. Still, the last (and longest) story, The Saga of SpongeBob VegasPants, was a bit repetitive for me because there was already a shorter version of it in the other book.
This a...more
After reading Wil Wheaton's memoir, Just a Geek, I figured why not go ahead and read his other works too? So I picked this one up.
It's very similar in tone and subject matter to Just a Geek, even though most of the stories focus less on his relationship with Star Trek and more on his life and memories. Still, the last (and longest) story, The Saga of SpongeBob VegasPants, was a bit repetitive for me because there was already a shorter version of it in the other book.
This a...more
Entirely too short, is what I say. Who knew Wil Wheaton, the loved/hated character named Wesley on Start Trek the Next Generation was a good writer? Well ... he is. This is the first piece I've read by him, and it's a small compilation of short pieces he wrote for his website. The stories range from a very touching, heart-wrenching piece about the passing of a family member, to a lengthy missive about attending ST conventions, meeting William Shatner for the first time and more. You go from bein...more
Mostly based on his blog entries, Dancing Barefoot was the first of his books to be published, but the third I have read. Although autobiographical, it is more anecdotal in tone, mainly about good times spent with his wife, stepchildren and Star Trek, but opening up on something of a more serious note. “Houses in Motion” is far from the most entertaining of chapters from any of his books, but then I’m very sure it was never meant to be. In this particular chapter, Wheaton tells us of his emotion...more
For a quick short read, this was wonderful. I finished reading it prior to reading Wil Wheaton's larger book "Just a Geek" since chronologically this was published first. As a lover of all fiction work, and usually a snob to anything else I am so glad I took a chance and read Dancing Barefoot. Though all the stories in this book I have already read, (courtesy of WWdn) being able to sit with a book in your hand and reading them by paper and not by computer makes the experience much for fulfilling...more
I had to read this after I saw Wil Wheaton do a performance of "william fucking shatner" at DragonCon 2011. I really enjoy sci-fi tv/movies, but I'm not a fangirl, so when I read this, I was not approaching them as writing from a celebrity author (often mediorce), but as a window into a world I don't know. I really liked them. Sure, some of the essays pull on familiar themes, loss and grief for starters, but I loved the essay where he went to the Star Trek Experience in Vegas, and was overcome b...more
I read this book just as I was preparing to leave Iraq. The stories inside are just great--heartwarming, funny, geeky and more. It provided some much-needed escapism from my then daily life of warfare.
I thought I would follow up the two volume Italian epic with something nice and short, and this is indeed short. A lunchtime read, it's mostly warm but full of expected nostalgia and very mainstream life. Well, except for the Star Trek bits. I am told, though I do not quite believe it, that there are people who don't know a thing about Star Trek and have never been to a convention or met a rabid Trekkie.
Wil Wheaton claims to have met these people, but then, he moves in no doubt larger circles th...more
Wil Wheaton claims to have met these people, but then, he moves in no doubt larger circles th...more
A poignant peak into the mind and heart of writer and actor Wil Wheaton. As a girl who grew up in love with this teen heart throb, I'm happy to see that Wil Wheaton has found a sense of normalcy while still being a part of the geek scene and the media. Far from being some defunct child actor, Wil is putting himself out there in all of his flawed and wonderful humanity and I love him for it. I cannot wait to read his autobiography, Just a Geek, as it will be another opportunity to laugh and cry w...more
Fresh from having seen Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation) read several of his essays to the large crowd at last month's Emerald City Comic-Con, I eagerly picked up this second and shorter collection of his essays. (Most of which have appeared in one form or another on his frequently-hit website, by the way.) But I'm under-whelmed, I have to say. Maybe it's the tedious melancholy of a thirty-something ex-Star Trek actor that doesn't work for me anymore. Or maybe it's s...more
Another of Wil Wheaton's collections of autobiographical anecdotes. Not as polished as some of his other work (they're bits and pieces that didn't make the final cut for his other earlier book, 'Just A Geek', and I think it shows with most of them), these were nevertheless highly readable - especially the centrepiece of the book, 'The Saga of Spongebob Vegas Pants, or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Star Trek', which is by turns funny, touching and illuminating.
Wil Wheaton is one of my favorite celebrities, because he's honest about the fact that, you know what, there's no such thing as a celebrity -- everyone is just another person, some more well-known than others. He isn't afraid to display his nerdiness, his quirks, his awesome gigs and his adorable relationship with his wife. I'm not the hugest fan of his writing style, and frankly this book could have used at least two or three more pairs of sharp eyes for the punctuation, but Wil's got heart. I...more
i love wil wheaton. love him. like most people, i hated him as wesley crusher, but then i discovered his blog. he writes well, is funny, is a real person with a real life who just happens to be a celebrity. and i like his stories and the way he tells them. so, yeah.
if you like his blog, you’ll like this book.
if you like his blog, you’ll like this book.
Good read, and I'd give it 3 1/2 stars if I could. I realize the stories here are the ones that didn't make the cut for "Just a Geek", but it's short! So, overall, a nice little read, but not a book that I'd want to buy and read over again, which is why it didn't quite reach four stars.
As this book was a series of stories and extract from another novel/autobiography "Just A Geek" I would definitely be interested in reading further to see where all the pieces fit. It was a nice easy read coming back from not having read anything other than uni work for about EIGHT years.
This is a companion to "Just a Geek" with five stories that didn't fit in the original book. I enjoyed this book quite a bit as they were a bit more personal. Much more emotional growth in these. I actually teared up reading the one about saying goodbye to his great aunt.
The first several stories in this book felt a lot like they belonged in the "Lives" column of the New York Times (the one that appears on the last page of the Sunday magazine). The story about the Star Trek convention in Las Vegas was extremely touching.
Book was too short.
Book was too short.
This book made me laugh, made me weep, made me feel. Maybe it was "that time of the month" for me or something, but I somehow was very emotional while reading it. I had no idea Wil Wheaton was such a great writer!
A small collection of short stories that got cut from Wil's other book - they are tales that evoke the emotions he felt during various events from his life.
I loved this book! At least one of the stories will make you cry, "who had a heart to love, and courage to make's love known." Have tissues at the ready. At least one other will make you fall in love, or perhaps fall back in love. All of them will make you think, and wonder, and remember, even when perhaps you'd rather not. This is a wonderful examination of the ways we grow up.
These are 5 heart warming, heart breaking and sometimes funny stories from Writer, actor Wil Wheaton. Some are new and some are expansions of what we see in Just a Geek. But all in all a good book.
Short but bittersweet, these few outtakes from Just a Geek (released after this one) definitely warranted their own book.
After reading this short collection, I realized I had heard most of these stories read by Wil on his irregular podcast, Radio Free Burrito. It didn't take away from the enjoyment though -- lots of smiles and giggles herein.
Recommended for fans of Wesley Crusher and/or Star Trek. Some nice geeky light reading to cleanse the palate.
Dancing Barefoot: five short but true stories about life in the so-called space age by Wil Wheaton (2003)
Another great collection of short stories written by and about Wil Wheaton. Like his other books, the stories are told in a conversational tone, which allows us to live each adventure with him.
Another great book from a great writer. I'm terrible at reviews, so I suggest you just read the description!
Fantastic book! A very quick read - the stories are brief, but well-written. Funny, sad, it's all here!
Jul 31, 2012
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I personally loved the humor, frustration, love and emotion that is woven within the stories.
Very short, but very fun! Great little book. My only complaint is that it's not long enough!
Really really great, heatfelt stories. Can't wait to read Just a Geek next.
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A worldwide audience may know him from recent roles as Evil Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory, Doctor Isaac Parrish on EUReKA, or Fawkes on The Guild, but Wil Wheaton’s successful acting career began in 1986 with acclaimed roles in Stand By Me and Toy Soldiers.
He continued to build his resume through his teen years as series regular ‘Wesley Crusher’ on Star Trek: The Next Generation and opposite...more
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He continued to build his resume through his teen years as series regular ‘Wesley Crusher’ on Star Trek: The Next Generation and opposite...more
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