You're Never Weird on the Internet

This was an example of reading the right book at the right time for me. It was funny, and frequently self-deprecating, as well as honest about big life changes, mental health, and growing up strangely. The advice never felt heavy-handed or self indulgent which was really nice after reading two or three other memoirs this year that were. Andddd it almost goes without saying that I admire Felicia a LOT for making female-driven content about gaming. I wish it had existed when I was younger and felt pretty lonely being the only female I knew who played. The Guild and Geek and Sundry were super comforting after I discovered them coming out of 6 months of unemployment filled with depression and playing 8+ hours of Guild Wars a day. My husband would come home and all I had to talk about was my day of mining and how my Guild leader Fang took his kids trick or treating without his wife (who he only referred to as “the dragon”). I have a better relationship with games now that I'm busy (i.e. Avoid MMO's and sell your soul/time to a university), but I still love playing and want to see women represented. I haven't decided if I want to go into the game industry when I finish my CS degree, but I'd be lying if I said GamerGate didn't make me second guess the industry. Felicia does a great job describing her hesitation in dealing with them though, and by the end of the book I felt pretty heart-warmed about life in general.