hkburke2's review against another edition
Just not enough there there for me. I'm going to go to Sally's newsletter instead.
audreybt's review
5.0
Of course I loved it. How can you go wrong with analyses of Veronica Mars, one of the best TV shows of the decade?
renatasnacks's review
3.0
First of all: I don't understand why this book is "Unauthorized" but edited and annotated by Rob Thomas? Why didn't he just authorize it while he was at it? BUT ANYWAY.
This was alright. My favorite part were the notes from Rob Thomas. The first essay (after Thomas's introductory essay) read like a dumb blog entry and I was terrified that the whole book would be like that. But it didn't. I wish I had read this right after re-watching the series, I think I would have gotten more out of it. Anyway, this was fine, but nothing earth-shattering.
This was alright. My favorite part were the notes from Rob Thomas. The first essay (after Thomas's introductory essay) read like a dumb blog entry and I was terrified that the whole book would be like that. But it didn't. I wish I had read this right after re-watching the series, I think I would have gotten more out of it. Anyway, this was fine, but nothing earth-shattering.
alice2000's review
5.0
Fair warning - this was written before season 3 aired. And way before the movie. That being said I enjoyed almost every single entry. The 5th star, I will say, is for Boom Goes the Dynamite by Misty Hook. That one is for all of us LoVe fans out there!
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.
patthebook's review
2.0
An okay diversion, but possibly one of the most unnecessary things I've ever read. But as a fan of the show it was pretty rad.
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.