Review
"Short but sweet, a highly recommended addtition to
anyone's bookshelf – Trekker, Trekkie, geek or otherwise – we can't
wait for his next book!" – Paul Hudson, Linux Format, July – Linux
Format Top Stuff Award
Product Description
Wil Wheaton–blogger,
geek, and Star Trek: The Next Generation's Wesley Crusher–gives us
five short-but-true tales of life in the so-called Space Age in Dancing
Barefoot. With a true geek's unflinching honesty, Wil examines life,
love, the web, and the absurdities of Hollywood in these compelling
autobiographical narratives. chronicle a teen TV star's journey to
maturity and self-acceptance. Far from the usual celebrity tell-all,
Dancing Barefoot is a vivid account of one man's version of that
universal story, the search for self. If you've ever fallen in love,
wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a Star Trek convention, or
thought hard about the meaning of life, you'll find a kindred soul in
the pages of Dancing Barefoot. In the process of uncovering his true
geeky self, Wil Wheaton speaks to the inner geek in all of us.
The stories:
Houses in Motion – Memories fill the emptiness left within a childhood home, and saying goodbye brings them to life.
Ready
Or Not Here I Come – A game of hide-n-seek with the kids works as a
time machine, taking Wil on a tour of the hiding and seeking of years
gone by.
Inferno – Two 15-year-olds pass in the night leaving
behind pleasant memories and a perfumed Car Wars Deluxe Edition Box
Set.
We Close Our Eyes – A few beautiful moments spent dancing in the rain.
The Saga of SpongeBob VegasPants – A story of love, hate, laughter and the acceptance of all things Trek.