A review by dlberglund
Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd by Cecil Castellucci, Holly Black

4.0

This book sat on my nightstand for months as I read only one story at a time, during particular fits of insomnia. The diversity of authors, tones, and geek-dom represented in each story lends itself to this one-at-a-time reading. You probably won't love every single one, for the same reasons. A couple of the stories pretty much went over my head. In general, though, I found the body of work both amusing and touching. A few of the stories I will reread over and over. Some are near genius, and some are great only if you're already in the know. Most, however, show a vulnerability and eventual acceptance of the things that make us interesting and geeky.

For the record, I'm pretty sure my favorite story is The Quiet Knight, which lovingly represents a group to which I do not belong.