Fangirl: A Novel
With a New Introduction!
In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, 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? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
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Picked this book up at Goodwill I think a couple months ago. I figured I'd make a beach read. Super quick read even though it's over 400pgs. I think I would have liked this book so much more at like 14 yrs old. Yet, beyond both my teens and undergrad, this book is cheesy and the characters often cringey. That said, they grew on me and I was rooting for their happily ever afters before even the quarter point of the book. The fandom within the book, Simon Snow, did feel like a blatant rip off of Harry Potter, right down to the main character stalking his nemesis because "he's up to smth" and knowing him better than even his girlfriend. Like come on! Can we be any more Drarry. :)
Most relatable book I’ve ever read, I think all of us are a little bit like Cath and need an emergency dance party in our lives.
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