Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It
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Everything I Need I Get from You will fascinate aficionados， but even for someone who's never so much as logged on， it makes a rich and heartfelt explainer on the feelings and phenomena that thrive on the internet。 --Jenny Odell， author of How to Do Nothing
A thrilling dive into the world of superfandom and the fangirls who shaped the social internet。
In 2014， on the side of a Los Angeles freeway， a One Direction fan erected a shrine in the spot where， a few hours earlier， Harry Styles had vomited。 "It's interesting for sure，" Styles said later， adding， "a little niche， maybe。" But what seemed niche to Styles was actually a signpost for an unfathomably large， hyper-connected alternate universe: stan culture。
In Everything I Need I Get from You， Kaitlyn Tiffany， a staff writer at The Atlantic and a superfan herself， guides us through the online world of fans， stans， and boybands。 Along the way we meet girls who damage their lungs from screaming too loud， fans rallying together to manipulate chart numbers using complex digital subversion， and an underworld of inside jokes and shared memories surrounding band members' allergies， internet typos， and hairstyles。 In the process， Tiffany makes a convincing， and often moving， argument that fangirls， in their ingenuity and collaboration， created the social internet we know today。 "Before most people were using the internet for anything，" Tiffany writes， "fans were using it for everything。"
With humor， empathy， and an insider's eye， Everything I Need I Get from You reclaims internet history for young women， establishing fandom not as the territory of hysterical girls but as an incubator for digital innovation， art， and community。 From alarming， fandom-splitting conspiracy theories about secret love and fake children， to the interplays between high and low culture and capitalism， Tiffany's book is a riotous chronicle of the movement that changed the internet forever。
A thrilling dive into the world of superfandom and the fangirls who shaped the social internet。
In 2014， on the side of a Los Angeles freeway， a One Direction fan erected a shrine in the spot where， a few hours earlier， Harry Styles had vomited。 "It's interesting for sure，" Styles said later， adding， "a little niche， maybe。" But what seemed niche to Styles was actually a signpost for an unfathomably large， hyper-connected alternate universe: stan culture。
In Everything I Need I Get from You， Kaitlyn Tiffany， a staff writer at The Atlantic and a superfan herself， guides us through the online world of fans， stans， and boybands。 Along the way we meet girls who damage their lungs from screaming too loud， fans rallying together to manipulate chart numbers using complex digital subversion， and an underworld of inside jokes and shared memories surrounding band members' allergies， internet typos， and hairstyles。 In the process， Tiffany makes a convincing， and often moving， argument that fangirls， in their ingenuity and collaboration， created the social internet we know today。 "Before most people were using the internet for anything，" Tiffany writes， "fans were using it for everything。"
With humor， empathy， and an insider's eye， Everything I Need I Get from You reclaims internet history for young women， establishing fandom not as the territory of hysterical girls but as an incubator for digital innovation， art， and community。 From alarming， fandom-splitting conspiracy theories about secret love and fake children， to the interplays between high and low culture and capitalism， Tiffany's book is a riotous chronicle of the movement that changed the internet forever。
Reviews
Calyssa
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A niche book for sure， but still engaging， humorous， and thoughtful about the shared indignity and genuine camaraderie of being involved in fandom。This book rarely covers fandoms outside of One Direction's， but it's still engaging and fun to see all the different aspects of fandom through the evolution of One band's fandom。 One Direction had a huge fanbase （and still does！）， so pretty well everything that could happen in a fandom did at some point in theirs。 Full disclosure: I was under the impr A niche book for sure， but still engaging， humorous， and thoughtful about the shared indignity and genuine camaraderie of being involved in fandom。This book rarely covers fandoms outside of One Direction's， but it's still engaging and fun to see all the different aspects of fandom through the evolution of One band's fandom。 One Direction had a huge fanbase （and still does！）， so pretty well everything that could happen in a fandom did at some point in theirs。 Full disclosure: I was under the impression that the book is about how fandom shapes culture （which it is about） but I thought it would cover a broad range of fandoms， whereas Everything I Need I Get From You is nearly-exclusively about One Direction。 And my second part of full disclosure: I am not a fan of One Direction， but this is still a fun book and here's why: I wasn't a fan of 1D， but I am aware of several different parts of 1D's fandom that have become culture-adjacent， like Anna Todd's After starting as Harry Styles fanfiction on Wattpad during 1D's heyday and the fervent controversy around the multiple Babygates taking over the internet and violating women's privacy in a fandom's need to maintain total control of their fave's reputation and personal life; And also， that the author doesn't wheedle away from the nastier parts of the fandom and make excuses， plus the author is willing to admit that her singers can have faults and damaging ones at thar， which is a far throw away from most biographies， where the author cannot hide how much they idolize their favorite band guy （always a guy） and will excuse and extoll anything they got up to。 [I'm talking about literally any book written about bands in the 60s， 70s， 80s， or 90s。 Thank the modern generations for holding people accountable for their major character flaws and for abusing their power， for example。 （Although cancel culture is definitely a modern problem that requires modern solutions）。] I looked forward to maybe a small delve into psychology and sociology for examples and reasons why fandom works the way it does， but that was only touched on every so often。 In a way， looking at fandom without examining psychology houses the fandom and the individuals in an interesting Darwinian jar， so that society as a whole can study them but maybe not actually understand why the fandom changes or grows stronger。 A fascinating microcosm！ Thanks to Farrar， Straus， and Giroux and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Elaine Hall
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3。5 starsI didn't realize this book would be so heavily focused on One Direction fandom in particular， but I'm familiar enough with the band to enjoy the deep dive。 Any excuse to celebrate teen girls and validate their often overlooked contributions to society！ Will be highly enjoyable for anyone who had a specific boy band/pop star phase （I still love you 98 degrees！）Thank you to Netgalley and Farrar， Straus and Giroux for the advanced reader copy。 3。5 starsI didn't realize this book would be so heavily focused on One Direction fandom in particular， but I'm familiar enough with the band to enjoy the deep dive。 Any excuse to celebrate teen girls and validate their often overlooked contributions to society！ Will be highly enjoyable for anyone who had a specific boy band/pop star phase （I still love you 98 degrees！）Thank you to Netgalley and Farrar， Straus and Giroux for the advanced reader copy。 。。。more
Ashley Morris
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I downloaded this book because I was really interested in the premise。 I didn't realize the whole book was about the One Direction fandom otherwise I probably would have skipped it。 I was too old when they got big so a lot of this goes over my head。 If you're a 1D fan I think you would get more enjoyment out of this。 I downloaded this book because I was really interested in the premise。 I didn't realize the whole book was about the One Direction fandom otherwise I probably would have skipped it。 I was too old when they got big so a lot of this goes over my head。 If you're a 1D fan I think you would get more enjoyment out of this。 。。。more
Giovanna Centeno
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I was kindly sent this copy by the Publishers for review （Shout out to Johnathan， the publicist for this title， for answering my request and all subsequent emails about how much I loved Tiffany’s writing！） Let me set the scene for you。 I just finished this book， on a sunny but cold Saturday。 I immediately get up and put on a playlist of all 1D songs on。 Now I am 13 again and my entire life is a heartbreak but let me tell you one day Harry Styles will come and save me and of that I am sure。 If yo I was kindly sent this copy by the Publishers for review （Shout out to Johnathan， the publicist for this title， for answering my request and all subsequent emails about how much I loved Tiffany’s writing！） Let me set the scene for you。 I just finished this book， on a sunny but cold Saturday。 I immediately get up and put on a playlist of all 1D songs on。 Now I am 13 again and my entire life is a heartbreak but let me tell you one day Harry Styles will come and save me and of that I am sure。 If you don’t get from that little anecdote why I loved this book so much， you should still go read it anyway cause its a wonderful book。 I have followed Tiffany’s writing for quite a while now I have been an avid reader of her articles in The Atlantic and Vox， so I knew her voice and that her research could be counted on from the get go。 But when I tell you that this is the beginning of a great nonfiction author I am not exaggerating。 One of the recurrent thoughts I had is how I was seeing the first steps of Mary Roach’s successor。 I know we don’t like just throwing these “such and such is the new someone” comparisons but I can’t find a better way to tell you how great the writing in this book is。 Tiffany is the digital world Roach， she explored and explained such a wonderfully specific world in a way that is extremely detailed and entertaining。 I wasn’t in the 1D rabbit hole back in the day， I was only a casual fan， but still this book made me relive some of the most significant cultural milestones I had when forming my personality。 The generation that grew up in the internet needs cultural commentary like this that critiques and analyzes all its facets with interest instead of just detached curiosity。 I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in pop and digital culture。 You won’t be disappointed， on the contrary you will be entirely submerged in a wonderful， extremely weird， and sometimes distressing world of what it means to be at the forefront of internet culture。 （And all of that through the lenses of the 1D fandom， I mean what else can you ask for？！） I can’t wait for Tiffany to write more books， my only criticism is that I wish this book was longer！ 。。。more
Bethany
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2 starsThis review is based on an ARC ebook received for free from NetGalley。 I am not being paid to review this book and what I write here is my own opinion。 My rating scale is below。The author has the most 90s name ever， however I suspect she’s a bit younger than I am， because the book opens with a One Direction inside joke。 Of course， 1D is also a serendipitously timed phenomenon because of the convergence of Tumblr， Instagram， Twitter， and YouTube all reaching a teenage audience at roughly t 2 starsThis review is based on an ARC ebook received for free from NetGalley。 I am not being paid to review this book and what I write here is my own opinion。 My rating scale is below。The author has the most 90s name ever， however I suspect she’s a bit younger than I am， because the book opens with a One Direction inside joke。 Of course， 1D is also a serendipitously timed phenomenon because of the convergence of Tumblr， Instagram， Twitter， and YouTube all reaching a teenage audience at roughly the same time， so they make for a good example。 Nevertheless， as someone who isn’t a 1D fan （I didn’t even recognize the origin of the title on my own）， after twenty pages of 1D-centered introduction it was a relief to read that this whole book would not be about them （this turned out to be untrue: it’s about 95% about them）。 In fact， it purports to attempt to answer two questions: How did fans use the Internet to create and accrue a new kind of power？ And， what are the characteristics and limitations of that power？ Neither of these were answered to my satisfaction。Tiffany explores the uplifting and affirming and connective aspects of online fandom as well as the darker sides （taste policing， hierarchies， harassment， threats， and doxxing， to name a few）。 She also looks at the contradictions embodied and the practicalities （or impracticalities） of being a fan。 Take， for instance， the groups of women who refuse to identify as fans because fandom is， to them， a frivolity to be ashamed of。 The disdain female fancy and fandom is often held in is discussed in detail， not just exploring historical incidences of frenzy， but also sharing new （to me） thoughts on the idea that men who sing and appeal to female listeners are somehow less manly （an accusation I remember male classmates leveling at the members of Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC when I was in middle school）。 Given that apparently （white male） Deadheads were some of the earliest adopters of the Internet， and specifically so that they could engage in fannish activities， it seems unfair that figures who garner female attention are held in such low esteem。Reading this book within a month or so of watching Turning Red very much emphasizes， for me， the singular devotion of fandom， and although 1D is not my fandom and never has been， it was with fondness that I watched the film and （increasingly less fondly） read this book， even when I disagreed with some of Tiffany’s opinions。 Through fandom I developed friendships that have lasted for over a decade， and while there was certainly some schismatic ugliness from time to time， my thoughts on the subject are mostly warm and fuzzy， and I think many people who have been part of a fandom， even as a casual fan like myself （or， to use the derisive term， a local）， will find this an informative dive into the world of One Direction fandom。 The section following the text on ethically citing social media posts was fascinating to me as a librarian who teaches information literacy and research at a college level。I feel obligated to add， though， that some of what Tiffany writes is deeply personal and uncomfortable to read in a nonfiction book about fandom because it seems to me only tangentially about fandom though， of course， it is clear that all of the experiences she describes are intrinsically tangled up with her fandom。 And also that this is really a paean to One Direction fandom， particularly in the United States， and not really a survey of fandom and the Internet in general。rating scale1 star - I was barely able to finish it。 I didn't like it。2 stars - It was okay。 I didn't dislike it。3 stars - It was interesting。 I liked it。4 stars - It was excellent。 I really liked it。5 stars - It was extraordinary。 I really hope the author wrote more things。 。。。more
Samantha Shepard
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If there’s one thing you need to know about me， it’s that my love for One Direction is everlasting。 Therefore， when I saw the title， I knew I needed it in my hands IMMEDIATELY。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book！ I usually consume nonfiction books via audio， so this was a bit dense to get through as an ebook。 For what it’s worth- I think this book needed to be dense to be taken seriously， as awful as that is。 Nearly 12 years have gone by since One Direction were formed and not much has changed about If there’s one thing you need to know about me， it’s that my love for One Direction is everlasting。 Therefore， when I saw the title， I knew I needed it in my hands IMMEDIATELY。 I thoroughly enjoyed this book！ I usually consume nonfiction books via audio， so this was a bit dense to get through as an ebook。 For what it’s worth- I think this book needed to be dense to be taken seriously， as awful as that is。 Nearly 12 years have gone by since One Direction were formed and not much has changed about how its fans are seen。 I don’t think this book will change opinions or even necessarily be interesting to those outside the fandom， but for a specific group of people （myself included）， it feels like validation for all those years spent online。This book isn’t as much about “how fangirls created the Internet as we know it” as I had expected。 It’s more a history of the One Direction fandom as a whole and how that specific group came to be while still discussing the precursors to this type of online fandom and how it grew from messaging boards to what it is now。 I found this book extremely compelling， but I wouldn’t be surprised if people who haven’t spent 10 years in the trenches of 1D fandom don’t feel the same way。 。。。more
Lily
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This book was very cute and funny - I felt like I， as a fangirl， learned some things about the greater social movement。 However， it was very 1D centric and would've loved more info about other fandoms and fangirls that are influential。 This book was very cute and funny - I felt like I， as a fangirl， learned some things about the greater social movement。 However， it was very 1D centric and would've loved more info about other fandoms and fangirls that are influential。 。。。more
Phoebe E
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Fangirl was a title I came to while in a high school， and one that I wore proudly， living on Tumblr and Twitter and Instagram， enmeshed in the fandoms that I loved and wouldn't shut up about online and in person。 My fandoms of choice did not include the One Direction fandom， which plays a large role in this particular book， but existing on the internet at the time of 1D meant that many of the cultural references Tiffany cites were ones I recall quite clearly， and the general mechanisms of fandom Fangirl was a title I came to while in a high school， and one that I wore proudly， living on Tumblr and Twitter and Instagram， enmeshed in the fandoms that I loved and wouldn't shut up about online and in person。 My fandoms of choice did not include the One Direction fandom， which plays a large role in this particular book， but existing on the internet at the time of 1D meant that many of the cultural references Tiffany cites were ones I recall quite clearly， and the general mechanisms of fandom （and internet fandom in particular） are something that I am intimately familiar with。 With that， I found this book to be an absolute delight to read， as it delved into the complexities of fandom and internet and fangirls， putting language to a complicated phenomenon that is hard to capture in any capacity。 Despite the academic slant of this text， I found this whole book to be utterly fascinating and I found it nearly impossible to put down。 It made me think deeper about internet fandom， made me laugh out loud at times over the absurdity of it all， made me cringe at my past self's own forays into certain fan spaces， and also made me smile with joy at what a beautiful and powerful and terrifying thing it is to be a fangirl。 I also loved Tiffany's personal input and perspective throughout the book， infusing it with a sense that even though she was here to document and examine this cultural phenomenon， she was also right in it too， simultaneously the insider and outsider to this world。 I not only plan on rereading this one， but I also will be recommending this book to everyone in my life， especially to the fellow fangirls。 Thank you Kaitlyn Tiffany for this gem of a book！ I truly hope it kicks off even more scholarship on this topic！**Many thanks to the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review！！ 。。。more
Ariel
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A love letter and a criticism of fandom culture wrapped in fun packaging！Everything I Need I Get From You is an exploration on internet fandom culture in the 2010"s， focusing specifically on One Direction stans， was a fun throwback to my teen years while also not shying away from the toxicity of the internet （specifically Twitter and Tumblr。） It explores how teen girls revamped "teeny bop" culture as the internet became more accessible to them， and has many fans interviewed， looking back on thes A love letter and a criticism of fandom culture wrapped in fun packaging！Everything I Need I Get From You is an exploration on internet fandom culture in the 2010"s， focusing specifically on One Direction stans， was a fun throwback to my teen years while also not shying away from the toxicity of the internet （specifically Twitter and Tumblr。） It explores how teen girls revamped "teeny bop" culture as the internet became more accessible to them， and has many fans interviewed， looking back on these years。 It also gives voice to forgotten members of the community who did not fit the "white， teen girl aesthetic （POC， LGBT， adult fans。） It talks about the toxicity with "ship culture" and the way fandoms have influenced and used their platforms for political matters。A must read for any former Tumblr kids of the last decade！Thank you Netgalley for the advanced copy。 。。。more
Ajla
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This book is partly a memoir of a One Direction fan and partly an investigative journalism piece on fandom culture， fangirls and fan internet in general。 Had I been a Directioner the book would have been a five-star read for sure， but either way here we have a book I had always wished existed - an exploration of fangirls on the internet。The examples and stories are mostly but not exclusively taken from 1D fandom but are generally applicable and relatable if you've ever been a part of the fan int This book is partly a memoir of a One Direction fan and partly an investigative journalism piece on fandom culture， fangirls and fan internet in general。 Had I been a Directioner the book would have been a five-star read for sure， but either way here we have a book I had always wished existed - an exploration of fangirls on the internet。The examples and stories are mostly but not exclusively taken from 1D fandom but are generally applicable and relatable if you've ever been a part of the fan internet and in particular Stan Twitter for any group， artist， actor etc。 The origin story of said Stan Twitter and especially of its slang was the most fascinating part of the book to me。To any hardcore fan fandoms are a source of comfort but they can also be a very scary place， which the author proves time and time again in this book。 I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review - thank you NetGalley！！ 。。。more
Megan
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Let me preface this review with this information: I am， and will always be， a fangirl。 Since adolescence， I have been heavily involved in a number of fandoms。 I've made cringey youtube edits， read fanfiction， written fanfiction （and made coinciding fic playlists， obviously！）， waited outside of venues all day before a show to be at the very front， etc。 All of it。 I've done it。 I am that fan。 It's a part of who I am。Anybody who relates will love this book。 It's a love letter written by and for fan Let me preface this review with this information: I am， and will always be， a fangirl。 Since adolescence， I have been heavily involved in a number of fandoms。 I've made cringey youtube edits， read fanfiction， written fanfiction （and made coinciding fic playlists， obviously！）， waited outside of venues all day before a show to be at the very front， etc。 All of it。 I've done it。 I am that fan。 It's a part of who I am。Anybody who relates will love this book。 It's a love letter written by and for fangirls。 It focuses mainly on the One Direction fandom， but you can plug in basically any fandom in a lot of the anecdotal bits and it still rings true。 The in-jokes， the fan campaigns， the hysteria， the absurdity， the understanding—all universal components that are so unique to fan culture。 Kaitlyn Tiffany perfectly captures what it is to be a fan of something in the digital age。 This book is funny， familiar， and at times poignant to the point of almost inducing tears （the story about the author listening to "Kiwi" by Harry Styles on repeat around the time of her abortion being the perfect example of the healing and coping power of fandom。）Very enjoyable。 。。。more
Courtney Gleason
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"Fandom interrupts monotony and sadness; it's as simple as enjoying something for no reason， and it's as complicated as life。"Being perfectly honest， it was the cover that pulled me towards this book。 It reminds me a lot of the over-exaggerated posts on Tumblr you'll see with all the heart emojis and some semi-threatening message about how the character loves you。 Never did I imagine that I would binge read this in one go and be dragged through the best and scariest parts of the One Direction fa "Fandom interrupts monotony and sadness; it's as simple as enjoying something for no reason， and it's as complicated as life。"Being perfectly honest， it was the cover that pulled me towards this book。 It reminds me a lot of the over-exaggerated posts on Tumblr you'll see with all the heart emojis and some semi-threatening message about how the character loves you。 Never did I imagine that I would binge read this in one go and be dragged through the best and scariest parts of the One Direction fandom that I like to distance myself from！Kaitlyn Tiffany has surely taken the experience of being in a fandom （ and lack for a gender neutral term， a fangirl ） and explored its intricacies that will have any fan analyzing their own fandoms and behavior within it。 While Tiffany talks majorly about One Direction， Bruce Springsteen， and The Beatles， the impact of these fandoms can be seen in the daily activities of K-Pop fans。 I was also very surprised to hear Tiffany talk about her own experiences with One Direction and have them resonate back with my own experiences， even being the same age and circumstances of when we found the groups that gave life a purpose。I highly recommend this book for anyone truly。 I find the details of events that I was both apart of and only heard about so fascinating and I think this look into fandom and how fangirls have shaped the way we interact online。 This is surely a piece that I will reference and recommend to my friends！Thank you NetGalley and publisher for granting me access to this work！ 。。。more
Isa
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As a person that can mark their life by the fandoms stanned， this book means a Lot to me。 More thoughts later？？ When im not on my phone？？
Tess
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I will never tire of learning more about fangirls， boy bands， and how fandoms rule the Internet。 As a self-professed former boy band fangirl， and with a graduate degree in media studies， the marriage of the two is endlessly fascinating。 While I haven't been a part of an online fandom in almost 20 years， I still love reading about that ones that survive now because wow。。 I don't know if I would have been cut out for the hardcore grassroots organizing and social justice work they can pull off！ It' I will never tire of learning more about fangirls， boy bands， and how fandoms rule the Internet。 As a self-professed former boy band fangirl， and with a graduate degree in media studies， the marriage of the two is endlessly fascinating。 While I haven't been a part of an online fandom in almost 20 years， I still love reading about that ones that survive now because wow。。 I don't know if I would have been cut out for the hardcore grassroots organizing and social justice work they can pull off！ It's inspiring and gives me hope for the future of the world。 But I digress。 This book by Kaitlyn Tiffany is terrific and I loved every second。 The title may be a bit misleading， as this really only focuses on one boy band: One Direction。 If you are a 1D fan， this is easily a must-read。 I loved the deep dives into Larry fandom， Babygate， and all the other ways the Internet framed the narrative of 1D。 It is truly fascinating to me。 She touches a bit on other fandoms， and of course BTS and their ARMY， but this is truly a book about 1D and while it can be a bit one-sided in that regard， there is truly no better social experiment than the biggest boy band in the world becoming famous just as Twitter and Instagram were launching into the stratosphere。 I could talk about all this for ages but instead I will leave you with。。 if you think you'd like this book， I promise you you will。 。。。more
Sara
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I spent way too much time on Tumblr as a teenager， and was also very into One Direction， so reading this book hit a specific spot of both nostalgia and cringe。 I will say that this at its core， this is a book about One Direction， and might not be as fun to read for someone who is interested in fandom but not British boy bands from the 2010s。 The author weaves anecdotes about 1D， stan accounts， and scholarship about fandom and fangirls into a clever conversation about the internet and why we love I spent way too much time on Tumblr as a teenager， and was also very into One Direction， so reading this book hit a specific spot of both nostalgia and cringe。 I will say that this at its core， this is a book about One Direction， and might not be as fun to read for someone who is interested in fandom but not British boy bands from the 2010s。 The author weaves anecdotes about 1D， stan accounts， and scholarship about fandom and fangirls into a clever conversation about the internet and why we love the things that we love。 I especially loved reading about Tiffany's own relationship with One Direction — it genuinely made me want to build a new parasocial relationship with a celebrity。 But I won't！ *This ARC was provided to me via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion* 。。。more
Mandy Hazen
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This book was awesome。 I am Justin Bieber’s #2 Fan （we all know Hailey is #1） and this book had me legit cracking up。 Following social media and the pop culture and that some of us are obsessed with。 Me especially。 Hilarious。 Highly recommend。 I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。
Sabrina
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Promised to be a deep dive on fangirls and how they shaped the social internet。 This was not true。 This was a deep dive on only the One Direction fandom。 Although I was recently reminded that I introduced several people to 1D in 2010/2011， I wouldn’t have read it if I knew that I was reading about Harry’s vomit， the word ‘chonce’， and Larry。 The author said specifically in the intro that this was not a 1D book， but she lied。 This is good for 1D fans but I felt tricked into reading it with the pr Promised to be a deep dive on fangirls and how they shaped the social internet。 This was not true。 This was a deep dive on only the One Direction fandom。 Although I was recently reminded that I introduced several people to 1D in 2010/2011， I wouldn’t have read it if I knew that I was reading about Harry’s vomit， the word ‘chonce’， and Larry。 The author said specifically in the intro that this was not a 1D book， but she lied。 This is good for 1D fans but I felt tricked into reading it with the promise of it being something else。 。。。more
Alicia Ceasar
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***Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher to the opportunity to read this book ahead of its publication。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Everything I Need I Get From You is a book about how fans of things can become so obsessed， they are actually able to alter perceptions of just about anything they set their mind on。 This book particularly focuses on fans of One Direction （which upon investigation is where the title came from。 I am not a One Direction fan so I did not recognize it。） Whi ***Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher to the opportunity to read this book ahead of its publication。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Everything I Need I Get From You is a book about how fans of things can become so obsessed， they are actually able to alter perceptions of just about anything they set their mind on。 This book particularly focuses on fans of One Direction （which upon investigation is where the title came from。 I am not a One Direction fan so I did not recognize it。） While you do not have to be a fan of One Direction to enjoy this book， I think it would help。 This book dives into how fans of One Direction changes things on the internet in an attempt to make themselves appear as bigger fans。 An example in the book is playing a new song continuously all day long in order for that song to debut as #1 on the charts。 And not just one person doing it。 It is a collaborative effort among thousands of fans。 Anyone who has ever been immersed in any kind of fandom will relate to parts of this book but especially fandoms that started gaining traction as social media became more accessible。 A few examples from the book where Supernatural and Taylor Swift。 I loved the discussion about how when you are really deeply involved in a fandom， it is hard to understand why everyone else isn’t as involved as you are。 This book as discussed the subgroups within fandoms。 The big example in this book was two members of One Direction being in a secret relationship。 The fandom was basically split into those who believed this theory and those who didn’t and the people from each group did not comprehend why everyone didn’t see it how they did。 The book goes a lot more into detail about One Direction than I could possibly have ever cared about but because I have felt deeply about different fandoms growing up， I felt like I really connected with this book。 I really enjoyed the snippets from the author’s life as she talked about her experiences being a One Direction fan。 It really helped me connect further to this book。 。。。more
Leighton
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Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It by Kaitlyn Tiffany is an amazing， funny， and captivating look into fandom and the internet。 The story is nonfiction and told from the point of view of the author， who is a fan of the boyband One Direction。 But there are fans， and then， there are "stans。" The internet， including Twitter， Tumblr， etc。 have allowed superfans to meet Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review！Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It by Kaitlyn Tiffany is an amazing， funny， and captivating look into fandom and the internet。 The story is nonfiction and told from the point of view of the author， who is a fan of the boyband One Direction。 But there are fans， and then， there are "stans。" The internet， including Twitter， Tumblr， etc。 have allowed superfans to meet， congregate， like each other's posts， share memes， and do plenty of other things。 As a superfan herself， the author has an inside look into the One Direction fandom， and she gives us a front-row seat to various issues and controversies。Here is a funny excerpt from the Introduction， when the author explains how she first encountered One Direction:"I was nineteen， home for the summer， working in the mall food court。 I loved school， but I hated the event of college， and couldn’t find a place to insert myself in a fraternity-dominated social landscape。 Most Saturday nights there， I would put on something ugly， drink two beers in a fraternity annex and wait for someone to say something I could throw a fit about， then leave。 I watched so much television my freshman year， I received a warning email about exceeding my limit for campus internet usage。 I hadn’t kissed anyone， and I’d made only a handful of friends I wasn’t sure I liked。 At the same time， I was obsessed with a coworker at the mall who was older and generally cruel。 I’d driven home most weekends just to make minimum wage elbow-to-elbow with him， pulling weak espresso shots and drizzling caramel syrup over whipped cream。 When I wasn’t doing that， I was stewing on Tumblr， scrolling through moody imagery and photos of feminist-lite prose tattooed into rib cages。 The year was a bad one for me in general， and I didn’t have any idea why I—the gleaming try-hard of suburbia！—was suddenly failing at essentially everything。But I still liked the feeling of being taken care of by my parents， sinking back into the arrangement of being one of four children， all girls， taken on outings and lectured for neglecting our chores。 I still wanted to be a child， and to enjoy childish things。 It was August， and the heat was insane。 We weren’t a summer activities family， apart from the travel soccer leagues we played in every year， but we were a movie theater family。 So my mom’s minivan took us to a matinee showing of the One Direction documentary This Is Us。"Overall， Everything I Need I Get from You is an amazing look into One Direction fandom。 This would make the perfect gift for the fan or former fan of One Direction in your life。 One highlight of this book is that the author clearly explains so many inside jokes and tenets of internet culture that I had no idea about。 As a millennial who never got into Tumblr， a lot of "stan culture" has flown over my head。 Thanks to this book， I am now more informed than I was before。 I did take off 1 star， because a lot of the book focuses on One Direction， and I wasn't very interested in that。 If you're intrigued by the excerpt above， or if you're a fan of nonfiction books about internet culture， I highly recommend that you check out this book when it comes out in June！ 。。。more
Laura
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This was interesting， but I think the title is a bit misleading。 The book itself isn't really "how fangirls created the internet as we know it" so much as it was "how One Direction fans exemplify the positives and negatives of online fan culture。"ARC received from publisher。 This was interesting， but I think the title is a bit misleading。 The book itself isn't really "how fangirls created the internet as we know it" so much as it was "how One Direction fans exemplify the positives and negatives of online fan culture。"ARC received from publisher。 。。。more
Alison
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Anyone who has been a "stan" will find this book fascinating， and anyone who has been a One Direction stan will especially enjoy this book。 It really is a book about One Direction at its core， even though Kaitlyn promises early on it isn't。I loved this book， especially the final few chapters that look at the impact of internet fan culture， especially as it relates to female-centric fandoms。 I do wish the book used more examples from outside the 1D subculture （a chapter on Larry with no mention o Anyone who has been a "stan" will find this book fascinating， and anyone who has been a One Direction stan will especially enjoy this book。 It really is a book about One Direction at its core， even though Kaitlyn promises early on it isn't。I loved this book， especially the final few chapters that look at the impact of internet fan culture， especially as it relates to female-centric fandoms。 I do wish the book used more examples from outside the 1D subculture （a chapter on Larry with no mention of Kaylor？！） but overall this was such an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Melissa
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"The people， many of them young women， who catapulted One Direction from reality show failure to international pop stars did so with methods that had never been seen on such a scale before， and with a dedication and single-mindedness that defied easy understanding。 They catalogued every wince and wink for years on end。 They sent threats of violence to girlfriends and to journalists。 They were warm and witty and generous， sharing in-jokes and spare dollars for iTunes downloads。 They were cruel an "The people， many of them young women， who catapulted One Direction from reality show failure to international pop stars did so with methods that had never been seen on such a scale before， and with a dedication and single-mindedness that defied easy understanding。 They catalogued every wince and wink for years on end。 They sent threats of violence to girlfriends and to journalists。 They were warm and witty and generous， sharing in-jokes and spare dollars for iTunes downloads。 They were cruel and stupid; they schismed and broke down。 Like many of us， they had a habit of needing more than they could get， and giving too much of themselves in spaces where they were unlikely to be rewarded。"Kaitlyn Tiffany's "Everything I Need I Get from You" explores the world of internet fandom， specifically through the lens of boybands and fangirls， from the birth of One Direction to the present。 Tiffany bounces between her own experiences of being a One Direction fan， going down the rabbit holes of Directioners， Larries， and numerous other sub-fan groups， and scholarship on fandom theory since the early 1900s to show how the social media age brought fans together in ways （some bizarre， some heartwarming） no one ever thought possible。I adored this book。 I'm not a One Directioner or really a super fan of anyone but Tiffany presented this information in a way that made me wish I was。 The connections she described will remind anyone who has formed parasocial relationships with celebrities/pseudocelebrities over the years of the connection and joy those relationships have brought to their lives。 In a time when connections in real life can seem heavier by the day， these relationships "[interrupt] monotony and sadness; it's as simple as enjoying something for no reason， and it's as complicated as life。" The book reminded me of why I shouldn't be embarrassed to share my obsession of the week/month/year with others， even if that obsession seems a bit much。Tiffany doesn't shy away from describing the negative aspects of fandom either。 She spends time mentioning the problematic aspects of shipping band members， how some fans have become stalkers， and the ways that the fandom has had to and sometimes failed to acknowledge and protect underrepresented fans。 Everything is carefully cited and the endnotes of the book are surprisingly in-depth for such a lighthearted read。 I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kelsey
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As someone who spent much of the early 2010s on Tumblr， including in the One Direction fandom， I was so excited to read this one。 As I'd hoped， Tiffany's book is smart， hilarious， and full of emotion。 There's no shortage of 1D fandom stories， which made me laugh and also cringe。 But Tiffany deftly incorporates scholarly work on fan culture alongside these stories， as well as personal anecdotes illustrating the power of what being a fan can do for someone。 Like Tiffany， I was going through a toug As someone who spent much of the early 2010s on Tumblr， including in the One Direction fandom， I was so excited to read this one。 As I'd hoped， Tiffany's book is smart， hilarious， and full of emotion。 There's no shortage of 1D fandom stories， which made me laugh and also cringe。 But Tiffany deftly incorporates scholarly work on fan culture alongside these stories， as well as personal anecdotes illustrating the power of what being a fan can do for someone。 Like Tiffany， I was going through a tough time in my adolescence when I found 1D， and it transformed me in a lot of ways。 Fandom is a compelling force。 It's a community of smart， passionate people with the power to shift the cultural conversation， sometimes for better and sometimes for worse。 Tiffany's inclusion of the history of internet culture， including the huge impact Black Twitter has had on language （which has now gone beyond the internet to everyday use） was really well done。 I learned a lot， even as someone who has been Very Online for years。 Fangirls are huge parts of the cultural conversation， and Tiffany gives them their due， along with the drawbacks and limitations of fan culture in a capitalist society。 I can't recommend this book enough。 Thanks to MCD Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jenna （Falling Letters）
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Found this while browsing NetGalley。 I am reminded why it is good to browse NetGalley every now and then。 It's a great way to discover upcoming non-fiction that's not on the radar of any blogs I follow， but is perfectly tailored to my interests。 Found this while browsing NetGalley。 I am reminded why it is good to browse NetGalley every now and then。 It's a great way to discover upcoming non-fiction that's not on the radar of any blogs I follow， but is perfectly tailored to my interests。 。。。more
Camille Cooley
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