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Benjamin Nugent

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Average rating: 3.16 · 3,689 ratings · 644 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	American Nerd: The Story of My People 2.96 avg rating — 1,435 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing 3.37 avg rating — 934 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fraternity: Stories 3.55 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Good Kids 2.81 avg rating — 615 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Paris Review, Issue 217, Summer 2016 by Lorin Stein (Editor), Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Alexia Arthurs (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I will take a serious approach to a subject usually treated lightly, which is a nerdy thing to do.”
― Benjamin Nugent, American Nerd: The Story of My People

tags: dork, geek, humor, nerd, non-fiction

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“Before i launch into a discussion of what a nerd is and where the idea of nerds comes from, I'd like to diclose that when i was eleven, I had a rich fantasy life in which I carried a glowing staff.”
― Benjamin Nugent, American Nerd: The Story of My People

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“When Americans vote for a particular candidate, they vote for the candidate who reminds them of the kind of person they would have eaten lunch with.”
― Benjamin Nugent, American Nerd: The Story of My People

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