From the back cover: 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: … [Read more...] about The Happiest Days of Our Lives by Wil Wheaton: B+
Nonfiction
Sayonara, Mr. Fatty!: A Geek’s Diet Memoir by Toshio Okada: B
When Toshio Okada, co-founder of Gainax (Neon Genesis Evangelion, among others) and Japanese pop culture expert, began to wonder exactly why he was so overweight, he decided to analyze his eating patterns in the hopes of discovering an explanation. What he found was that the simple act of recording what he ate helped him to lose weight. This revelation led to the development of … [Read more...] about Sayonara, Mr. Fatty!: A Geek’s Diet Memoir by Toshio Okada: B
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff: B+
From the back cover: This charming classic, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London. Through the years, though never meeting and separated both geographically and culturally, they share a winsome, sentimental friendship based on their common love … [Read more...] about 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff: B+
Firehouse by David Halberstam: B+
From the back cover: "In the firehouse the men not only live and eat with each other, they play sports together, go off to drink together, help repair one another's houses and, most importantly, share terrifying risks; their loyalties to each other must, by the demands of the dangers they face, be instinctive and absolute." So writes David Halberstam in this stunning book about … [Read more...] about Firehouse by David Halberstam: B+
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt: B+
From the back cover: Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty, early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self defense? The question captivated the city's Society, high and low, for over a decade. John Berendt, a veteran New York magazine writer and editor, traveled to Savannah and, having become enchanted by this isolated remnant of the Old South, … [Read more...] about Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt: B+