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Waiting for Nerdrotic: From Prison to YouTube

by Gary Buechler

A graphic memoir of reinvention

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A graphic memoir of reinvention

Gary Buechler’s memoir traces the years before and after he became known online as Nerdrotic, moving through addiction, petty crime, treatment at the Betty Ford Clinic, imprisonment at Folsom, and work as a comic shop owner. Illustrated spreads give the book a hybrid written-and-graphic form. Alongside Buechler’s personal account, the source description identifies childhood trauma, family dysfunction, addiction, and modern media as subjects the memoir engages. Its scope links a difficult personal history with the development of an online public identity, while presenting the possibility of a second chance as a central thread.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Adults interested in graphic memoirs and personal accounts of addiction and recovery.
  • Readers curious about the life behind a YouTube pop-culture personality.
  • Readers interested in memoirs addressing childhood trauma, family dysfunction, or modern media.

Themes

Addiction and recoveryChildhood trauma and family dysfunctionPersonal reinventionOnline identity and modern media

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Book overview

Gary Buechler-Nerdrotic to his legions of YouTube subscribers -built a breakout online personality with his opinionated takes on pop culture. But before becoming Nerdrotic, he was just Gary: a guy who used to sleep beneath a bush in front of a Long John Silver's in San Diego.

 

In Waiting for Nerdrotic, a hybrid written and graphic memoir, Buechler chronicles his transformation from underdog, addict and petty criminal to game-changing YouTube star.

 

Featuring illustrated spreads, Waiting for Nerdrotic walks readers through Buechler's journey from Betty Ford Clinic to Folsom prison to comic shop owner-battling abusive teachers, psychopathic cellmates and bureaucratic gatekeepers along the way.

 

By turns comical and harrowing, Buechler's extraordinary story offers powerful insights on childhood trauma, family dysfunction, modern media and addiction. For anyone who feels close to rock bottom, Waiting for Nerdrotic is a rallying cry on how to find a second chance.

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