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bookedinsideout's review
4.0
An overall good collection of essays that dug deeper into the world of Veronica Mars and made me want to rewatch the series yet again.
joyu's review
5.0
You know how when you have to read an academic paper on something you REALLY don't care about, it just drags?
But when you get to read a paper on something you really, REALLY enjoy, you feel so much smarter after reading it and it gives you an entire new perspective on what you love? Drawing parallels, noticing themes, etc. Well that's how this collection goes.
It's "Unauthorized" so far as the CW, who owns the rights to VMARS, did not authorize, but Rob Thomas does the foreword and has commentaries on every essay. And sure there were some I didn't agree with - the surrogate "marriage" between Veronica & Keith - as well as one pompous essayist describing a scene as "climatic." I'm PRETTY sure he wasn't talking about the weather and instead meant "climactic," but I'm willing to let it go, since apparently no one else caught it. Good book. Highly recommend to big VMars fans.
But when you get to read a paper on something you really, REALLY enjoy, you feel so much smarter after reading it and it gives you an entire new perspective on what you love? Drawing parallels, noticing themes, etc. Well that's how this collection goes.
It's "Unauthorized" so far as the CW, who owns the rights to VMARS, did not authorize, but Rob Thomas does the foreword and has commentaries on every essay. And sure there were some I didn't agree with - the surrogate "marriage" between Veronica & Keith - as well as one pompous essayist describing a scene as "climatic." I'm PRETTY sure he wasn't talking about the weather and instead meant "climactic," but I'm willing to let it go, since apparently no one else caught it. Good book. Highly recommend to big VMars fans.
jennereads's review
4.0
I never knew that there is a genre out there that consists of books devoted to television shows. I suppose it makes sense that they are out there, but this is my first experience. If you are a Veronica Mars fan who cannot deal with the fact that the show is over, you might enjoy this book. I didn't love every essay, but there were several that I found very insightful or at least funny. It was comforting for me to find that there are other adults (and highly educated ones at that) who are as obsessed with VM as I am. Obsessed enough, even, to write an essay about it. (I confess I have started several such essays in my own head.) A few of them delve a little too deeply into intellectual levels that I am not sure the show really has--although it is one of the smartest shows I've ever seen on television. If you are reading this review and you haven't seen Veronica Mars, start there! I haven't found a show for a long time that stole me away from reading as this one did.
linziclaire's review
3.0
Meh. I usually love detailed looks at pop culture i love. Unfortunately these essays get a little repetitive and several feel like duplicates of each other even though they are written by different people. Overall it was moderately engaging, if not just too long.
morgan_from_mars's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Violence
nadinee24's review
4.0
Spoiler free.
I'm not really sure what to rate this collection of essays because each of the essays offers a different perspective and opinion about Veronica Mars. After reading all of the essays I found that while most of the essays had interesting points that I never thought of there were only a few that I really and truly liked. I rated the collection a 4 stars simply because the essays that I did like were fantastic and had me obsessing over them to everyone I know who liked Veronica Mars.
The essays in this collection range from political stuff, the cars used in the show, the relationships, to the creative process of writing a screenplay. Before each essay is a note from Rob Thomas about the essay with interesting information.
My two favourite essays in this collection are Veronica Mars: Girl. Detective written by Evelyn Vaughn which explains the effectiveness of the voiceovers in the show, and Daddy's Girl written by Joyce Millman which talks about Veronica and Keith's relationship as well as Veronica and Logan's relationship and how they're similar.
I would like to mention another essay, Boom Goes the Dynamite, written by Misty Hook which talks about Veronica and Logan's relationship. It goes into detail about their own qualities and how they make such an explosive and believable couple.
Overall, this collection of essays is worth the read for Veronica Mars fans, however you may find yourself skipping through many of the essays.
I'm not really sure what to rate this collection of essays because each of the essays offers a different perspective and opinion about Veronica Mars. After reading all of the essays I found that while most of the essays had interesting points that I never thought of there were only a few that I really and truly liked. I rated the collection a 4 stars simply because the essays that I did like were fantastic and had me obsessing over them to everyone I know who liked Veronica Mars.
The essays in this collection range from political stuff, the cars used in the show, the relationships, to the creative process of writing a screenplay. Before each essay is a note from Rob Thomas about the essay with interesting information.
My two favourite essays in this collection are Veronica Mars: Girl. Detective written by Evelyn Vaughn which explains the effectiveness of the voiceovers in the show, and Daddy's Girl written by Joyce Millman which talks about Veronica and Keith's relationship as well as Veronica and Logan's relationship and how they're similar.
I would like to mention another essay, Boom Goes the Dynamite, written by Misty Hook which talks about Veronica and Logan's relationship. It goes into detail about their own qualities and how they make such an explosive and believable couple.
Overall, this collection of essays is worth the read for Veronica Mars fans, however you may find yourself skipping through many of the essays.
threerings's review
4.0
An enjoyable collection of pseudo-scholarly essays on Veronica Mars. I realized a few new things about the series, and it has made me start rewatching from the beginning. Some of the most useful info in the book comes in the form of Rob Thomas's (creator of Veronica Mars)comments on the essays.
aydotjaydot's review
2.0
This book really missed a lot of things I was curious to see meta and/or analysis of. There's a reason it took me nearly two years to finish.
jaeclectic's review
4.0
Who knew there was a genre of fan-nonfic?
I enjoyed this quite a bit, enough that I may seek out some others in the series.
I enjoyed this quite a bit, enough that I may seek out some others in the series.