You're Never Weird on the Internet - A Review
To all who are reading this,
Today, I introduce you to the weird, yet wonderful, world of American Felicia Day - an actor, producer and creator, with her memoir, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Published in 2015, it comes with rave reviews from Joss Whedon, George R. R. Martin and Rachel Caine, to name a few! I love Felicia's work - but would I love her book too?
There may be spoilers.
Blurb
The Internet isn't all cat videos. There's also Felicia Day - violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world... or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet geeks and Goodreads book clubs.
After growing up in the south where she was 'homeschooled for hippie reasons', Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and was immediately typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. But Felicia's misadventures in Hollywood led her to produce her own web series, own her own production company and become an Internet star.
Felicia's short-ish life and her rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. Now, Felicia's strange world is filled with creativity, video games, and a dash of mild feminist activism - just like her memoir.
When the book was released, I had tried a sample on my Kindle, and liked what I had read. In November 2015, my partner bought me a copy from my local Waterstones, in hardback edition, but with all my university work and library loans, this was the first chance I had to open my own copy and start reading. And I devoured it!
The cover shows Felicia, looing as cute as ever, in a computer print dress, behind a pale blue screen. The title is made out of pixels, and with all the matching tones, it works really well as a memoir cover. Whilst it is simple, it's very well presented and eye-catching. If I didn't already have an interest in the book, and I spotted it in Waterstones, I'd definitely pick it up.
It's hard to describe what goes on within the memoir, as it is Felicia's life. It starts with about why she has become the way that she is, and how she found her voice and her way in the world. It's entertaining, and very well written. It's interspersed with captioned images, almost meme-like, which Felicia admits to having an addiction to Photoshop in her introduction. It's a very clever read, and definitely funny in places, with a lot of "geek references". It added so much too it though, and surprisingly, I understood them all!
What is refreshing reading this, is Felicia's honesty. Her drive and ambition is second-to-none, and is very inspiring. Although I came into the fandom-of-Felicia quite late, I'm most definitely a fan now! I first saw her in the television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), but I didn't even realise it was her, until later in life. I love her as Charlie in the television show Supernatural (2005-), and her Internet work is so different!
This memoir shows another side to her. She isn't just all these television/internet personalities, she isn't just available to sign autographs at Comic-Con, she isn't just someone striving for equality within the world of gaming - check out the #Gamergate and Meeeeee! chapter for more details! She is a gentle soul, and during the chapter entitled The Deletion of Myself, I had to put the book down, take several deep breaths and wipe away the tears that had come forth. I connected with her on an emotional level and it really made me think about myself and my health.
I loved this book and if Felicia ever turns to writing a full-length fiction novel, I would be all over that like gravy on a roast dinner!
You can find Felicia Day on the Internet in the following places:
Facebook
Twitter
Instragram
Website
Goodreads
YouTube Geek & Sundry / YouTube Felicia Day
Google +
Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Today, I introduce you to the weird, yet wonderful, world of American Felicia Day - an actor, producer and creator, with her memoir, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost). Published in 2015, it comes with rave reviews from Joss Whedon, George R. R. Martin and Rachel Caine, to name a few! I love Felicia's work - but would I love her book too?
There may be spoilers.
Blurb The Internet isn't all cat videos. There's also Felicia Day - violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world... or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet geeks and Goodreads book clubs.
After growing up in the south where she was 'homeschooled for hippie reasons', Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and was immediately typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. But Felicia's misadventures in Hollywood led her to produce her own web series, own her own production company and become an Internet star.
Felicia's short-ish life and her rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. Now, Felicia's strange world is filled with creativity, video games, and a dash of mild feminist activism - just like her memoir.
When the book was released, I had tried a sample on my Kindle, and liked what I had read. In November 2015, my partner bought me a copy from my local Waterstones, in hardback edition, but with all my university work and library loans, this was the first chance I had to open my own copy and start reading. And I devoured it!
The cover shows Felicia, looing as cute as ever, in a computer print dress, behind a pale blue screen. The title is made out of pixels, and with all the matching tones, it works really well as a memoir cover. Whilst it is simple, it's very well presented and eye-catching. If I didn't already have an interest in the book, and I spotted it in Waterstones, I'd definitely pick it up.
It's hard to describe what goes on within the memoir, as it is Felicia's life. It starts with about why she has become the way that she is, and how she found her voice and her way in the world. It's entertaining, and very well written. It's interspersed with captioned images, almost meme-like, which Felicia admits to having an addiction to Photoshop in her introduction. It's a very clever read, and definitely funny in places, with a lot of "geek references". It added so much too it though, and surprisingly, I understood them all!
What is refreshing reading this, is Felicia's honesty. Her drive and ambition is second-to-none, and is very inspiring. Although I came into the fandom-of-Felicia quite late, I'm most definitely a fan now! I first saw her in the television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), but I didn't even realise it was her, until later in life. I love her as Charlie in the television show Supernatural (2005-), and her Internet work is so different!
This memoir shows another side to her. She isn't just all these television/internet personalities, she isn't just available to sign autographs at Comic-Con, she isn't just someone striving for equality within the world of gaming - check out the #Gamergate and Meeeeee! chapter for more details! She is a gentle soul, and during the chapter entitled The Deletion of Myself, I had to put the book down, take several deep breaths and wipe away the tears that had come forth. I connected with her on an emotional level and it really made me think about myself and my health.
I loved this book and if Felicia ever turns to writing a full-length fiction novel, I would be all over that like gravy on a roast dinner!
You can find Felicia Day on the Internet in the following places:
Instragram
Website
Goodreads
YouTube Geek & Sundry / YouTube Felicia Day
Google +
Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
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