I'm not geeky enough for this book, but, gosh it was fun! Would have been 5 stars if I understood more of the references, but I've never been one for video games.

This book was part of the source material for a favorite tv show that helped get me through the first few months of grad school (Wind at My Back). I've been searching for the book for awhile, and finally found it through ILL. Umm, I know Kevin Sullivan (producer of WaMB and the Anne of Green Gables movies) frequently takes great liberties with source materials, but good grief! I still can't quite figure out how he came up with WaMB based on Braithwaite's book. The book itself is a fairly typical memoir about growing up poor in a large family in the early 20th century. Won't be checking out his other books, because they aren't quite charming enough.

Fun, slight book. You won't love Ginerva, but she'll intrigue you. Great portrait of Scott Fitzgerald as a young man (though I don't know much about his actual life to know if it's an accurate portrayal).

Book club book