GEEKS ARE THE NEW BLACK
STATUS: So freaking excited for Most Haunted Live tonight. I’m scaring myself, I’m so jazzed.
FAVE LINKEY-POO RIGHT THIS SECOND: Mullets Galore. The name says it all.
A new magazine, Geek Monthly, bills itself as “more adorable than a Wes Anderson film.” It’s certainly a timely publication, seeing as how the rise of geek chic is sweeping pop cult. Everything from nerds on TV (Dwight in The Office) to nerds in film (Superbad) to nerds in … books? I was thinking about that last one and wondering if there were more nerds in YA today, or if most YA authors were still creating lip-gloss toting characters who backstab their best friends while wearing Juicy couture. Oh, and did I mention they’re rich? They’re ALWAYS rich.
Now, disagreeable, unlikable characters are often the best kind of characters. Ideally, by the end of the book, they’ve learned a few things and have changed their ways — at least to some degree. I’m just saying I’d rather read about an overweight protagonist, like in GODLESS, and his snail-loving best friend, than I would about another catty cheerleader. Most of my characters are geeks — probably because I was a geek. I guess I have an affinity for the breed.
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