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A review by kirstenrose22
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory and Why Outsiders Thrive After High School by Alexandra Robbins
4.0
I've enjoyed several others of Alexandra Robbins' books, and this was no different. Let's be honest - I totally identified with these kids, the quirky outsiders who were shunned and rejected in high school. Robbins does a good job of tracing what happened to each of her examples and showing research why these things are so common. If I were to quibble, I would have liked to see more about what causes that ostracism and peer herd mentality to change so quickly after high school graduation day: this book stops at that moment, but I think a quick summary chapter at the conclusion talking about how different things might be for these people in the "real world" would have made this book really solid and grounded it a little more for me. You can claim all you want that "it gets better" later - but a little proof of that would strengthen that claim.
This was an Early Reviewer copy, thanks to LibraryThing.
This was an Early Reviewer copy, thanks to LibraryThing.