Welcome to Litsy!

I love this guy! And not only because I‘m a geek & Trek fan. Wil is just plain brilliant…as a writer, actor, narrator, podcaster, speaker, influencer & advocate for many vital issues today: mental health, women‘s rights, social justice, climate change, etc. Such heartfelt stories about his Trek family, landing his hilarious role on Big Bang Theory, being a dad & battling depression. Powerful yet entertaining. Wil‘s audiobook narration is a must!

This was SUCH a hard decision. I debated and wavered. In just the last week, I have read three different nonfiction books that could have (should have?) made the bracket. Ultimately, I landed on this one because it actually helped me immediately, in my present life. Long story, but I have a doctor appt in a few weeks (that I have been putting off a while) because of this book. Thanks Wil.
#nonfiction #ReadingBracket #BookBracket2025 #auldlangspine

I really enjoyed Wil‘s raw honesty in this book. He owns his past, the good, the bad, the ugly. He grows so much and becomes such an awesome human being. I loved his rage at his wife getting crap health care because she was a woman. I was entirely heartbroken by his meltdown over l the horror that was the set of The Curse for him and his sister (some people should be kept far, far away from children).
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I adore this section of this book, so much.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #depression #anxiety #mentalhealth

This seems to be a theme that is beating me over the head in the last 24 hours… but it is lovely. You just have to find your people.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #love #unconditionallove #yourpeople #findyourpeople

I seriously want to give poor Wil a hug here. He was literally almost in tears. His parents were really messed up, and I‘m glad he‘s more okay than he used to be from the number they did on him (and indirectly to his wife and their kids).
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #childhoodtrauma #cptsd

This is such a cool detail.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #WesleyCrusher

Here goes nothing.
#WilWheaton #StillJustAGeek #audiobook

🎧 Genuine. Great narrator. This is an annotated version of Just a Geek. All the acting drama you‘d ever want & berates his younger self for being edgey for the wrong reasons & apologizes profusely for his younger self‘s treatment of women.

I‘ve liked him just the way he is for a long time & mostly post-Wesley. He talks about life after walking away from acting, family life, new horizons, mental health, abuse in the industry, etc.

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This is the annotated version of Wheaton‘s memoir, Just a Geek, where Wheaton looks back at his 20-something year old self through the lens of experience and maturity.
I enjoyed learning about Wheaton and all his nerdiness and I understand much of the book was pulled from his blog posts, but the amount of repetition drove me up the wall.
Finished 9/16/2022

I‘ve read Just a Geek, so I originally hesitated about this one, thinking it might be too much. Wil has clearly been in a lot of therapy since then and he seems to be in a better place mentally now, which is great. This is a little overly long, but I like Wil, so I didn‘t mind. Be aware there‘s a lot here about child abuse (should we really have child actors at all?), but I think this would be validating for mental health sufferers.

I was going to start this audiobook today but it‘s 24 hours and I cannot make that commitment today. I think I‘ll return this and check it out another time.

#TooMuch #NotCommited

Day 4 of the new job: I‘m still making my way through Wil‘s audiobook. I think the job is going well, so far.

Continuing Dewey‘s this morning (I had to sleep last night once I hit being up almost 24 hrs) I listened to Still Just. Geek while working out! I love Wil Wheaton!

#JulyJam #GeekDay Wheatons books have had some love on Litsy , I haven‘t read them yet.I loved the long running Will Wheaton thread through Big Bang Theory !

Listening to Wil Wheaton passing the time in waiting room of my orthodontist office- Hope you‘re all having a great Saturday!

The follow-up to Just a Geek, former child actor Will Wheaton from Star Trek: The Next Generation continues his journey into adulthood by sharing current and former blog posts, his experiences in the industry, his life now as a family man and all things nerdy and geeky. Included are anecdotes and his love for gaming and being a pop culture icon.

It's amazing how little you can know about a person you have known about almost your entire life. This book was far more emotional than I expected. I did expect to be disappointed in myself for not having read the original version but I'm glad I didn't. My perception would have been altered negatively had I not also read current Wil's view. Damn him for making me think even better of him. WHEATON! #32-2022

Picked up Wil Wheaton's new book today and ready to curl up for some reading time this evening. #indiebookstoreday

Book #27 for 2022. I got this because I like other books that Wil Wheaton has narrated & I love a good celebrity memoir. I would have found this very interesting since I don't know a lot about him. I realize that Just a Geek was written in a different time, using a vernacular that is out dated. Every time he used a word (ie lame) he made a HUGE deal & apologized for using it. He did this 27 times, he counted, it was overkill & distracting.

Tuesday Book Mail! The newly updated book from Wil Wheaton arrived today and it was signed to boot!!!