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A review by paigejenkins
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
4.0
From the author the New York Times bestseller Eleanor & Park
A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.
Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .
But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
This book was... not what I expected. I mean this in the most wonderful way. I've never read any other books by Rainbow Rowell, but I've heard lovely things. So, when giving the opportunity to read Fangirl I jumped at the chance. But, I didn't expect for it to be anything more than a light, funny, read with the ability to be quite charming, but, what I got was so much more.
Fangirl is one of those books that pulls you in and doesn't let go. You really love all the characters, and even the most secondary characters are truly well developed. You become Cath as she explores life outside her sister's shadow and life as a freshman in college. She has to make her way through life without Wren and you cheer her on as she realizes that she can do it. I, personally, loved reading about her roommate as well, and would love to see a sequel involving her. I feel like Rainbow Rowell really wrote a beautiful coming of age story in which Cath faces ups and downs but ultimately finds her way.
A coming-of-age tale of fan fiction, family and first love.
Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan . . .
But for Cath, being a fan is her life — and she’s really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it’s what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath’s sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can’t let go. She doesn’t want to.
Now that they’re going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn’t want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She’s got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can’t stop worrying about her dad, who’s loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this?
Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? Writing her own stories?
And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
This book was... not what I expected. I mean this in the most wonderful way. I've never read any other books by Rainbow Rowell, but I've heard lovely things. So, when giving the opportunity to read Fangirl I jumped at the chance. But, I didn't expect for it to be anything more than a light, funny, read with the ability to be quite charming, but, what I got was so much more.
Fangirl is one of those books that pulls you in and doesn't let go. You really love all the characters, and even the most secondary characters are truly well developed. You become Cath as she explores life outside her sister's shadow and life as a freshman in college. She has to make her way through life without Wren and you cheer her on as she realizes that she can do it. I, personally, loved reading about her roommate as well, and would love to see a sequel involving her. I feel like Rainbow Rowell really wrote a beautiful coming of age story in which Cath faces ups and downs but ultimately finds her way.