
Geek Girls Unite
How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking Over the World
Leslie Simon(Author)
It Books (Publisher)
Published on 5. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-06-200273-0 (ISBN)
Description
In recent years, male geeks have taken the world by storm: They've become unexpected sex symbols (Seth Rogen and Michael Cera); they've penned pieces of literary brilliance (Rest in peace, David Foster Wallace); they've even reinvented the art of modern cinema (Kudos, Coen brothers!) But what about their female counterparts? After all, fangirls are just like fanboys - they put on their imperial stormtrooper Lycra pants one leg at a time. "Geek Girls Unite" is a call to arms for every girl who has ever wondered where her rebel sisters have gone. It's also a sassy, savvy celebration of all the women who are busy bucking convention and making the world a smarter, better, and, yes, cooler place. Each chapter is dedicated to a crosssection of the geek elite-fangirls, music fanatics, bookworms, craft mavens, funny girls, film buffs, and others - and looks at groundbreaking women, geek hall-of-famers, ultimate love matches, and most likely frenemies. Along with fun quizzes, illustrations, and trivia boxes, each group also gets tailored recommendations for playlists, books, movies, and websites.
Fun, funny, and ultimately empowering, this is the perfect book for women of any age who've felt like they're on the outside looking includes.
Fun, funny, and ultimately empowering, this is the perfect book for women of any age who've felt like they're on the outside looking includes.
Reviews / Votes
"Geek Girls Unite is the ultimate guide for any girl who identifies with the geekier side of life. It's a hilarious must-read look into the modern geek and what makes her so cool!" -- comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates "While geekdom has long been portrayed in pop culture as a boys' club, Simon catalogues the wide variety of geek girls in this entertaining look at embracing nonconformity...a worthy endeavor." -- Publishers Weekly Tina Fey worshipper Leslie Simon crowdsources media obsessions from a 'guild' of like-minded women to assemble this peppy survey of comedy, literary, film and music icons, all the while evangelizing on behalf of misfit females. -- Wired.comMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
324 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-200273-0 (9780062002730)
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Leslie Simon
Geek Girls Unite
Why Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Will Inherit the Earth
E-Book
10/2011
HarperCollins
€9.99
Available for download
Person
Leslie Simon is the author of Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes and co-author of Everybody Hurts: An Essential Guide to Emo Culture. Her work has appeared in Kerrang!, Alternative Press, metromix.com, and MTV.com.