Don't get me wrong--I love geeks and trivia filled books. My problem was that I decided to read this like a book. If I had just grabbed some friends and skimmed through--picking and choosing as I went--it would have been both informative and hilarious. Instead, it came off as trying too hard to be funny and trying too hard to be a stereotypical geek. I am a geek, but in the way this book came across.Crying shame really. Hard to classify this book but it's a fun collection of geekish trivia and short-and-sweet info nuggets. If nothing else, I'm beholden to this book for reminding me how to use that abacus that's collected dust on my desk for decades ever since I forgot how to use it. Strange, given that it's the only calculator I've ever owned other than ones that come pre-bundled with computer operating systems. ;) I also know how to tap maple trees and make syrup. There. Haven't I sold you on reading this book already?
This is a fantastic book that I would recommend to geeks and nerds alike.
—rajan_09
not so much a reading book, but more of a trivia/thought book
—Asha
Meh. It could have been better... it was amusing enough.
—KimmicakesYEAH
OMG IT WAS SOOO GOOD I AM A GEEK FEAR ME
—natalieb1
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—npena91
