Published: September 10, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Pages: 433
Genres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
Genres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
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 fanfiction, 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 that 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 fanfiction is the end of the civilised 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?
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 fanfiction, 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 that 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 fanfiction is the end of the civilised 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?
I loved this book most of the time. All the FEELS.
Cath is a huge introvert, she's socially anxious, she feels lost and alone. Her social anxiety paralyses her on a daily basis and she's unable to do normal things like go to the cafeteria or, you know, talk to her roommate. And I think that's pretty normal. Even though not all of us get social anxiety, we all do that when we go to a new place and are thrown in a completely new environment.
Watching her go through that not only makes her relatable, but also interesting.
All of the characters in the book were very distinct, each one had a unique voice and their own motivations and you could definitely tell the difference between Wren and Cath, who are twins and initially, they have a lot in common.
It's important that characters have flaws because that's what makes them real and Fangirl does that really well.
Like Cath we love our family but sometimes we don't like them and sometimes they do or say weird or mean things to us, but that's all a part of life and relationships and nobody is simple.
So, I really can't stress enough how great the character in this book are.
And I really like the story. I think that Cath's journey though freshman year is typically a rocky one and her relationship/friendship with each person changes dramatically over the course of the year. Which is important because the story is really about Cath figuring herself out, figuring what shes doing where she's going and she's figuring her friend out, her family.
Something that I really liked about this book is that even though Levi is the love interest he's not the only person she finds out she's attracted to.
It was great that she interacted with that other person Nick that she felt a connection to. He was different form Levi which I think helped her to better understand how she felt about him. And herself.
Something that I really liked about this book is that even though Levi is the love interest he's not the only person she finds out she's attracted to.
It was great that she interacted with that other person Nick that she felt a connection to. He was different form Levi which I think helped her to better understand how she felt about him. And herself.
Recommend this to:
Teenagers, girls getting ready to go to college, people who were in college, if you like fanfiction or YA and or haven't read this yet, GIVE THIS ONE A TRY! :)
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