Sarah B. (bourgette) reviewed on 8/2/2013 + 27 more book reviews

In The Geeks Guide to Dating, Eric Smith teaches geek males the ins and outs of the art of dating. Using metaphors and sayings from various geek sources (movies, TV, comic books, and games), Smith takes geeks from meeting a partner through the first date and finally to the end. Each topic of dating is covered and put into geek terms so that the reader can understand and relate to the material.
I must start by saying that I am not the target audience of this book. Although I am a geek, I am married and a female. The book has a page dedicated to the geek girl explaining how this book really is meant to go towards men. I feel that this is a big misstep by Smith since there are many female geeks out there who are looking for relationships too.
Overall, I think that this book did accomplish its goal of presenting geeks with a relationship manual written in their own language. However, I think that there is such a thing as going to far. Smith uses a ton of inside references and at times it felt like he was just using them to use them. I also dont know that many geek boys who would go into a bookstore or even go on Amazon to purchase a dating manual.

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