As a child and as a teenager Wil Wheaton
had a successful acting career.
Many of us were aware of him
as Ensign Wesley Crusher
of the Starship Enterprise.
But he abandoned his role as Wesley Crusher
for reasons explained in the book.
He remained stuck for many years,
no longer a successful actor,
but, at some level, wishing
he could return to his former glory.
In "Just A Geek",
Wil Wheaton does a very good job
of relating his evolution
from a self-absorbed childhood actor
into a much more aware and happier human being and into a successful writer.
The evolution is neither smooth nor easy.
Two big pluses in the book
are the author's irreverent sense of humor
and the glimpses behind the scenes
of StarTrek: The Next Generation.
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my somehat longer review.
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