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rinnyssance's review against another edition
4.0
Amazing explainations on topics only the target audience could love. Sure, it isn't meant to be read in one sitting (many are calling it a "bathroom book") but for those of us who just want something to browse through, it's a great tool.
macnchz's review against another edition
4.0
This book is full of useful and informative trivia bits written in an amusing fashion. I learned some things!
wanderlustlover's review against another edition
4.0
An amusing, giggle worthy, brain stopping, fact knowing or learning romp. I had so much fun, even if it is a glorified list of note worthy things. (Most of which I was very much already aware of, but even so!)
shinychick's review against another edition
3.0
Something I grabbed from Borders with a coupon (love those coupons!) when the Downtown's graphic novel selection (and mess) failed me.
It was kind of cute, and had a lot of little interesting facts and figures in it, though it wasn't quite as good as the Schott's Miscellanies. The first half seemed more geeky than the second.
It was kind of cute, and had a lot of little interesting facts and figures in it, though it wasn't quite as good as the Schott's Miscellanies. The first half seemed more geeky than the second.
slapshottechnology's review against another edition
2.0
Ok. Sort of a Bathroom Reader for geeks. Some interesting things, but overall, a disappoinment.
grayduck's review against another edition
Reviewed on 4/3/2009
Oh, this was a fun book. It’s like a Bathroom Reader for geekery. The trivia is delightfully nerdy, the puzzles and games are real stumpers that require a good amount of thought (and when figured out, a good amount of celebration), the stories are hilarious, and I personally felt a feeling of belonging and camaraderie reading about the geeky things that I love.
This book will be obsolete in a week or two (once word is out that something is superseded or proven incorrect, geeks everywhere will turn up their noses at this book and search for something current), and I'm sure that there are geeks out there already going through it looking for minutiae to bitch about. But it is fun and I would highly recommend it to anyone geeky enough to read my book reviews. Even just to flip through, it’s a good time.
PS - I disagree with the insinuation that "geeks" and "beautiful people" are somehow mutually exclusive, but I'll just chalk the title up to somebody in Marketing at the publishing company.
Oh, this was a fun book. It’s like a Bathroom Reader for geekery. The trivia is delightfully nerdy, the puzzles and games are real stumpers that require a good amount of thought (and when figured out, a good amount of celebration), the stories are hilarious, and I personally felt a feeling of belonging and camaraderie reading about the geeky things that I love.
This book will be obsolete in a week or two (once word is out that something is superseded or proven incorrect, geeks everywhere will turn up their noses at this book and search for something current), and I'm sure that there are geeks out there already going through it looking for minutiae to bitch about. But it is fun and I would highly recommend it to anyone geeky enough to read my book reviews. Even just to flip through, it’s a good time.
PS - I disagree with the insinuation that "geeks" and "beautiful people" are somehow mutually exclusive, but I'll just chalk the title up to somebody in Marketing at the publishing company.
noveladdiction's review against another edition
3.0
Some fun facts.. but mostly stuff I didn't care about. I had hoped this would be funny. Alas, no.