Ethan Gilsdorf

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms (2009)

This book was assigned reading for a university course on fantasy. I'd say Gilsdorf's style hovers along the edge of cheesiness and enjoyable anecdote. At some points, the commentary and in-jokes become overwhelmingly frequent - starting to seem like an over-done Onion article. This, coupled with...