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Hello, Iggleworms! First, I must apologize for this being late - the past week has been busy, so I hadn't gotten the chance to post until now! So, onwards. For this month's theme, everyone suggested a book that was published in 2015 that they didn't get the chance to read...and this month's winner was You're Never Weird on the Internet. This will be a perfect read for us Iggleworms - can't wait to discuss this great book with you all! Here's a synopsis:

The Internet isn’t all cat videos. There’s also Felicia Day—violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world... or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet Geeks and Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ book clubs.

After growing up in the south where she was "home-schooled for hippie reasons", Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and was immediately typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. But Felicia’s misadventures in Hollywood led her to produce her own web series, own her own production company, and become an Internet star.

Felicia’s short-ish life and her rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. Now, Felicia’s strange world is filled with thoughts on creativity, video games, and a dash of mild feminist activism—just like her memoir.

Hilarious and inspirational, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is proof that everyone should embrace what makes them different and be brave enough to share it with the world, because anything is possible now—even for a digital misfit.

As always, post your discussion thoughts, questions or reviews after you've finished. I'm excited to see what everyone thinks - also, if you've already read this, feel free to comment your feelings/thoughts now!

So, so good! While I loved Felicia Day before, I super duper love her now. Seriously. How can I become her best friend? This book had me chuckling throughout all of her crazy stories, hilarious pictures and relatable embarrassing stories. (I feel you on meeting famous people, Felicia. I froze up when George R. R. Martin had a mini conversation with me.) Felicia had always been relatable, but now I feel like I ever become famous... I'll be right there with her. Her experiences as an awkward child basically mirror mine, except not homeschooled. Her adult experiences with extreme anxiety, hating your work and writer's block are all also things I've experienced or still fight daily, and it's so comforting to know someone else is out there like me. This book does an excellent job of embracing all things weird and showing the reader that there is indeed success in being your own unique self. Thanks, Felicia, for a book that's hilarious, heartwarming and inspiring. I also may have teared up a bit... at both the meme-like pictures and her life lessons.

I agree! This book was incredibly real, and incredibly humanising. Felicia Day is hilarious, and I'm so grateful to her for opening up and writing this memoir. You can tell from the stories she opted to share that writing this book and putting herself "out there" like that would've been a real challenge and genuinely difficult at times. I would totally recommend this book to fans and yet-to-become-fans alike ;-)

I finished this yesterday. It went by so quickly! I didn't know much about her at all really. Now I want to watch The Guild!!

I think my favorite part of this book is when she talks about the early days of online gaming, like Pirate Puzzles. It reminded me SO much of when I used to play Neopets and was very active in a guild called Wolf Lovers Paradise. It was so fun to make friends online over games. It all connects so much to all of us at IGGPPC, bonding over letters and online over things we love.

This was such a funny book and also so inspiring to readers to keep pursuing the things they love.

I loved this book. I totally related to Felicia as a kid--I was a homeschooled transplant to the south too, although I wasn't quite as awkward and geeky. The book was funny and sweet, and I loved how she didn't shy away from discussing her struggles with anxiety or gaming addiction.

I loved this book when I read it a few months ago. I'd seen The Guild but not really seen anything else by Felicia. Oh, I've seen her Dragon Age stuff too, of course. She was Talis in a DLC.

I really got into the book, she is such an interesting lady and I wish her all the luck and happiness in the world. Her WOW stories made me laugh and I actually cried over her dog.

I must admit though that I probably would have a tough time with her in real life. Not because I don't like her, she's just too bubbly for me, but I totally see it's a defense mechanism for her. I suffer from anxiety too, and my way to deal is to not get in situations that freak me out (hence my life is way boring compared to hers). I commend her so much for doing what she does.

She rocks!!

I finished reading this last night and it's not the sort of book I normally read, but I'm glad I did because I really really enjoyed it.

I've grown up with the internet, I've had it my entire life so it was interesting reading about someone discovering it when it was this new thing and watching it grow. And seeing myself in a lot of the things she talks about, like how we use the internet to communicate and meeting people who like the same stuff and losing hours of my life on youtube!

Some of it was really hard to read but I loved her openness and honesty about everything - good and bad. And I loved the feeling of reassurance that it is okay to completely be yourself, whatever shape or form this may take :)

I really didn't know much about her before reading this. This was funny and quirky. At times a bit sporadic but that seems to be a part of her personality.

Ditto on the liking her openess on gaming addiction and mental health. I thought it was an okay read. I only laughed when she expressed her awkwardness over meeting Lt Uhura. Not part of the book but i wish there was a real way to express the giant star struck eyes like seen in animes and well stuff. I think it is needed because then the awkwardness is less awkward and more eh complimentary. :)

Pics were great. Pre-hollywood was interesting too. I bet her family is very proud of her. Gamer Gate was annoying when it happened but im not 100% certain it was a good addition to the book. But i do feel sorry for her dealing with stalkers and various threats, so perhaps it was the best way to acknowledge that without playing those particular people up. The yelp review was pretty damn perfect.