Fangirl
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- Author：Rainbow Rowell
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Summary
A coming-of-age tale of fanfiction， 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， 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 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 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？
An unabridged recording on 10 CDs （12 hours， 49 minutes）。
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， 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 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 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？
An unabridged recording on 10 CDs （12 hours， 49 minutes）。
Reviews
Vilu
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as there's no levis in this world， i'll die alone， thanks rainbow rowell as there's no levis in this world， i'll die alone， thanks rainbow rowell 。。。more
Irem
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abs
Meenal Singh
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This story revolves around a girl named Cather who's definitely a good fiction writer but w that is moch more shyer。 She bottled up everything inside her and that somehow restricts her from touching the utmost heights。 Well， the title fangirl here is describing that the protagonist， Cather is a girl who writes fan fiction and w that is not ready to write anything else。 This story is all based on how she stepped out of her comfort zone， found love of her life and encountered change in herself wit This story revolves around a girl named Cather who's definitely a good fiction writer but w that is moch more shyer。 She bottled up everything inside her and that somehow restricts her from touching the utmost heights。 Well， the title fangirl here is describing that the protagonist， Cather is a girl who writes fan fiction and w that is not ready to write anything else。 This story is all based on how she stepped out of her comfort zone， found love of her life and encountered change in herself within months。 About the characters， talking about the lead， I found Cather to be a bit ignorant and a girl that can "piss you off" easily。 On contradictory she also knows to speak up for herself。 That's what I liked the most。 All other characters were upto the mark。 Writing scheme- Written on third person。 W so many astonishing lines in between that can make you ponder on them， for instance Just。。。 isn't giving up allowed sometimes？ Isn't it okay to say， ‘This really hurts， so I’m going to stop trying’？”“It sets a dangerous precedent。”“For avoiding pain？”“For avoiding life。Personally speaking theirs nothing in the book that gonna make you jump off the bed but I can guarantee that you won't put it aside before finishing。 。。。more
Alice Brennan
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Listened to this one。 Chose an easy listening book as I was struggling with a complicated read。 Deals with some heavy real-life stuff for a YA novel。 Easy moving pace。 Enjoyed the characters。 Just overall not my thing but have to give it 3。5 stars for being a smart book meant for teens。
Anastasia
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I loved reading this book so much， I think I have read it about three times now。 Beautiful writing！ :）
Karishma
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Honestly， I am torn about this book。 The fact is that it is a YA book， and therefore it is all kinds of wholesome。 Also， like Bella Swan （Swann？ too lazy to Google）， Cather Avery is a template that most teenage girls on the cusp of adulthood will immediately identify with: - Awkward？ Check- Shy？ Check- Introverted？ Check- Hopeless around boys？ CHECK- Nice？ OMG CHECK（The bit about being too nervous about going to the dining hall？ That was definitely me。 A bunch of other reviewers call it out like Honestly， I am torn about this book。 The fact is that it is a YA book， and therefore it is all kinds of wholesome。 Also， like Bella Swan （Swann？ too lazy to Google）， Cather Avery is a template that most teenage girls on the cusp of adulthood will immediately identify with: - Awkward？ Check- Shy？ Check- Introverted？ Check- Hopeless around boys？ CHECK- Nice？ OMG CHECK（The bit about being too nervous about going to the dining hall？ That was definitely me。 A bunch of other reviewers call it out like it is ludicrous。 But a timid kid who is afraid to ask for help will get lost a number of times， and then be afraid to go looking in the first place。 The number of times I have gone hungry in situations because I wasn't sure whether I had to pay for food or not。。。）The story is sweet。 Not sugary sweet， but sweet。 Levi is adorable。 Reagan is the baller chick。 Wren is the wayward sister （for a bit）。 And so on。 Having said all that， I still don't think the book works。 The fan fiction aspect was unnecessary。 It seemed like a mere plot point， and frankly all the "excerpts" were just distracting and annoying。 Like commercial breaks after each chapter。 I also think that all the other characters were unnecessarily one-dimensional。 I get that this is Cath's story， but you can't throw around huge things like a mother walking out on her kids and deal with it inadequately。 Wren wants a relationship， and then she doesn't？ Mother wants a relationship， but not too deep？ What？ This is deep， serious stuff。 It cannot be relegated into the background。 Omg the tired trope of a boyfriend who is accepting of all his girlfriend's insecurities。 I have had terrible boyfriends， so I am not the best judge of this， but even a saint would get annoyed with the constant: "Are you sure you like me？ Why do you like me？" schtick。 It gets old very fast。 Especially when she is an identical twin， and when someone compliments her sister's looks， she feels slighted。 I mean。 COME ON。 Also， all the things that the other negative reviews say about stereotyping fandoms feels a bit sad。 I don't think Rowell set out to mock fan fiction writers， nor do I think she did so inadvertently。 It is just that it is a mere characteristic for Cather， whereas fans seem to be deeply devoted to their fandoms。 I don't know; I have never been a fan in that way。 This is one of the more rambling stream of consciousness reviews I have written。 So。 TLDR: Readable book with a sweet college romance， but little else。 。。。more
Shreya ✨
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4。5/5 starsIt was a great contemporary。 I liked seeing Cath evolve from her introversion。 It's not like she made a bunch of friends but she opened up and got over her insecurities and anxiety。 I love Levi。 When he first said that he wasn't much of a book person， it was a big revulsion。 But， I totally started loving his brightness and laughter。 I also like the whole twin dynamic because I also have a twin brother and I can't help but wondering if the same thing will happen to both of his。 （We'll 4。5/5 starsIt was a great contemporary。 I liked seeing Cath evolve from her introversion。 It's not like she made a bunch of friends but she opened up and got over her insecurities and anxiety。 I love Levi。 When he first said that he wasn't much of a book person， it was a big revulsion。 But， I totally started loving his brightness and laughter。 I also like the whole twin dynamic because I also have a twin brother and I can't help but wondering if the same thing will happen to both of his。 （We'll definitely drift especially because we will go to different colleges） I liked Reagan's attitude。 She was no too warm but not too harsh。 It had a cute romance with no drama which I totally needed after reading the Legend Series。 （Totally irrelevant but I can't get over it） 。。。more
Kat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I should only be 2 or 3 but I am giving this 4 stars only because of Levi my love。I literally skipped all Simon and Baz parts （yes， including parts where Cather reads them for Levi）， idk I just didn’t really care about them 😅
Iarita
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Rainbow Rowell es siempre una excelente lectura
Lucy Q
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3。5/5Debo admitir que lo leí para seguir obteniendo contenido de Simon y Baz， luego de Carry on。 Fui literalmente una fangirl buscando por más， por eso amé la existencia de este libro， pero realmente la historia ajena a ellos dos no fue mucho de mi interés。 A pesar de eso， es un libro muy bonito， porque muchos nos vimos reflejados con nuestra fangirl interior jajaja。
Yati Sharma
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It's the perfect comfort book， i love the writing。 It's the perfect comfort book， i love the writing。 。。。more
april
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i don’t care that i’m SO LATE into reading this 2013 book。 i love it。 it’s so good！ i felt like this book was written for people like me。 i’m def not a writer but relating cath’s experiences into mine was what made me so attached to the characters。 everyone was lovable， yes even nick。 i hate that guy but i love that i was shown how people like him exists。this book is good。 i’m not taking no for an answer :3
Santina
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Me generó un bloqueo lector
Asma
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I live this book so much！ I keep re-reading it。 I probably have read it 10 times in the last year
Daniel Bosé
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4。5★Leí por primera vez este libro cuando entre a la preparatoria， para ese entonces yo escribía fanfiction de Harry y Louis （One Direction） y en una gran cantidad de cosas me parecía a Cath。。。ahora leyéndolo muchismos años después， justo a la mitad de mi carrera universitaria y ahora sin leer ni escribir fanfics sigo teniendo esta gran conexión con ella。Las circunstancias y el tiempo han sido muy distintas pero sin duda he disfrutado muchísimo la historia， incluso me atrevo a decir que un poco 4。5★Leí por primera vez este libro cuando entre a la preparatoria， para ese entonces yo escribía fanfiction de Harry y Louis （One Direction） y en una gran cantidad de cosas me parecía a Cath。。。ahora leyéndolo muchismos años después， justo a la mitad de mi carrera universitaria y ahora sin leer ni escribir fanfics sigo teniendo esta gran conexión con ella。Las circunstancias y el tiempo han sido muy distintas pero sin duda he disfrutado muchísimo la historia， incluso me atrevo a decir que un poco más que la primera vez。Entiendo en su totalidad a las personas que no les gusta este libro， y su desagrado hacia Cath y su personalidad， que muchos podrían considerar exagerada e inmadura， yo personalmente la entendí por completo， tanto de más chico como ahora。Sin duda una historia que tiene su toque especial y que sino es una novela tan profunda sin duda tiene un brillo propio y que si eres parte de algún fandom， seguro te hará identificarte de una u otra forma。 。。。more
Amelia
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This is a story about a young woman going away to her first year of college。 She is remarkable because she is a talented & popular fanfiction writer which she uses to escape her real life where she is struggling with anxiety and a web of family problems。 Over the course of the book Cath learns how to be more involved in her life， like communicating better and facing conflicts and fears。 Lately all I want is to read pleasant books that make me laugh and have sweet romances。 Having pleasant， safe This is a story about a young woman going away to her first year of college。 She is remarkable because she is a talented & popular fanfiction writer which she uses to escape her real life where she is struggling with anxiety and a web of family problems。 Over the course of the book Cath learns how to be more involved in her life， like communicating better and facing conflicts and fears。 Lately all I want is to read pleasant books that make me laugh and have sweet romances。 Having pleasant， safe stories is helping me get through a difficult time in my life。 I teared up a couple times reading this because there were sad parts and overwhelmingly cute parts。 This is the third book I’ve read by Rainbow Rowell and they all make me grateful for her existance。 。。。more
Shyloh Seaver
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An easy read in a modern and college setting。 Not sure if I finished。。。？
EvaFantasy
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Not a fan。 Didn't get attached to any of the characters。 No emotions。 Not a fan。 Didn't get attached to any of the characters。 No emotions。 。。。more
Naomi
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To be fair I probably would’ve liked this when I was 14 but it was unnecessarily long， boring and the character were not engaging。
Mari
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"A veces， escribir se parece a correr cuesta abajo。 Los dedos vuelan por delante de ti en el teclado igual que hacen las piernas cuando no pueden resistir del todo la atracción de la gravedad。"Creo que el problema que tengo con este libro son las altas expectativas que le tenía， esto porque ha sido uno de los libros favoritos de la vida de mi booktuber favortita: Claudia Ramírez y decidí darle una oportunidad pues me emocionó bastante la manera como le cambió la vida a ella。Si lo hubiese leído u "A veces， escribir se parece a correr cuesta abajo。 Los dedos vuelan por delante de ti en el teclado igual que hacen las piernas cuando no pueden resistir del todo la atracción de la gravedad。"Creo que el problema que tengo con este libro son las altas expectativas que le tenía， esto porque ha sido uno de los libros favoritos de la vida de mi booktuber favortita: Claudia Ramírez y decidí darle una oportunidad pues me emocionó bastante la manera como le cambió la vida a ella。Si lo hubiese leído un año y medio antes， tendría mejor calificación porque en la protgonista Cath vi reflejada a mi yo de ese tiempo y admito que nada es más hermoso que sentirse identificado con algún personaje y en teoría apropiarte de la historia pues eso me pasó con Tú y otros desastres naturales ya que estaba viviendo una situación muy parecida a la de la protagonista。"¿Por qué escribimos ficción？ —repitió la profesora Piper。 Cath miró su cuaderno。 Para desaparecer。"Por otra parte， hablando de lo bueno， este libro me pareió fácil de leer y entretenido， me hacía falta leer algo romántico y de vida universitaria， específicamente de la carrera de literatura pues uno de mis sueños es poder hacer ese pregrado y simplemente había momentos donde me veía ahí dentro de la historia， siendo Cath。Además， me gustaron los personajes que aparecieron allí aunque hubo cosas que no solucionó al final de la trama y que me quedé esperando a ver si pasaría。 No obstante y regresando a los personajes， fueron maravillosos y Levi， quiero un Levi en mi vida que sonría al mundo y me sonría a mí :，）En conclusión， si quieres leer algo suave， romántico， bonito y que te haga reír， te recomiendo este libro。 ¡Nos vemos en una próxima lectura！ 。。。more
Nicole
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Lo amé demasiado。 Cath te amo。 Levi cásate conmigo ya。 Emotional rollercoaster
Pamy Nguyễn
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Thất vọng thêm 1 lần nữa y như thất vọng với Elenor&Park。 Mọi thứ rất tốt， rất tuyệt vời， chemistry， nội tâm nhân vật hay vãi nồi。 Nhưng rồi bùm。 Kết chuyện。。。 Khó hiểu。Nhưng vẫn là thất vọng vl 🤦
Mia
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This is the first time in a long time， or maybe ever， that i've actually felt sad to finish a book/ have the story end。 Sure， i've felt as though I wanted other stories to last forever but at the same time I couldn't wait to see how those stories ended。 But Fangirl， I just wanted the story the to keep going。 To read more about Levi and Cath。 To see how Cath grows and becomes more confident。 To love reading about Wren and their dad and Reagan。 I'm so attached to these characters， specifically Cat This is the first time in a long time， or maybe ever， that i've actually felt sad to finish a book/ have the story end。 Sure， i've felt as though I wanted other stories to last forever but at the same time I couldn't wait to see how those stories ended。 But Fangirl， I just wanted the story the to keep going。 To read more about Levi and Cath。 To see how Cath grows and becomes more confident。 To love reading about Wren and their dad and Reagan。 I'm so attached to these characters， specifically Cath and Levi， I love it。 The length gave you enough time to really connect with each character and to fall in love with the story on a deeper level than most YA novels would allow you to。 I found Cath really relatable， with realistic imperfections and lovable characteristics， which made it easier for me to love and appreciate her person。 The whole Simon Snow thing was very unique，I found， and so well developed that even I found myself invested in his story （the Carry On version at least）。 I loved the various themes that were represented throughout such as anxiety， family， trauma， trust， etc。 I'd say that Rowell kind of put a little bit of everything， in perfect portions， into Fangirl。This book overall was very well written， captivating you at every page。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Paula
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Demasiado para mi kokoro
ssol
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⭐ 3，5Fue una lectura rara。 Habia partes en las que sentia que tenía descripciones que no le aportaban nada a la trama。 Por otra parte me di cuenta que si lo hubiera leído en 2014/15 lo habría disfrutado mucho más。 A pesar de estas cosas me gusto y la disfrute más de lo que imaginaba。
Ixchel Garcia Martinez
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Este libro es muy simple， sin embargo trata de temas no muy representados como los problemas de una muchacha en su carrera de la universidad y su pasión por querer escribir fan fiction， este libro puede llegar a hacer sentir identificado a todos aquellos que están dentro de un fandom y les gusta leer o incluso escribir acerca este， también tiene romance， amistad y el explorar distintas cosas que están fuera de tu zona de conforto， además que el romance que nos representa no es tóxico en lo absol Este libro es muy simple， sin embargo trata de temas no muy representados como los problemas de una muchacha en su carrera de la universidad y su pasión por querer escribir fan fiction， este libro puede llegar a hacer sentir identificado a todos aquellos que están dentro de un fandom y les gusta leer o incluso escribir acerca este， también tiene romance， amistad y el explorar distintas cosas que están fuera de tu zona de conforto， además que el romance que nos representa no es tóxico en lo absoluto， me agrado que nos enseñaran relaciones sanas y representaciones diferentes 。。。more
Elaine
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I had heard good things about this author。 I discovered I am not a fan。
Louise de la Vallière
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 - loved the way the author ended it - Taught me that Aerie is an eagle's nest， and now American eagle's youth lingerie brand makes sense Slash / yaoi fanfic author goes to uni， writing classes are different from the content she actually enjoys writing That part felt a bit too real， similar to how once you try to make a career out of a hobby you could hate it Lots of feelings。 Not insanely dramatic scenario type feelings， but lots of intense feelings stemming from not too out of the ordinary situ - loved the way the author ended it - Taught me that Aerie is an eagle's nest， and now American eagle's youth lingerie brand makes sense Slash / yaoi fanfic author goes to uni， writing classes are different from the content she actually enjoys writing That part felt a bit too real， similar to how once you try to make a career out of a hobby you could hate it Lots of feelings。 Not insanely dramatic scenario type feelings， but lots of intense feelings stemming from not too out of the ordinary situations。 Good for re-living uni from a socially awkward lit nerd perspective， can feel the emotional hills。 Main character strives for positivity instead of it being a tale of a romanticized depressed artist Liked quotes from book:To really be a nerd， she'd decided， you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one。Happily ever after， or even just together ever after， is not cheesy，” Wren said。 “It’s the noblest， like， the most courageous thing two people can shoot for。 。。。more
Delfii
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Lo termine por levi 。。。
Emily
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I was craving something light and fluffy with a bit of emotional turmoil。 So in a shocking turn of events， I picked up a YA contemporary。。。 and I loved it。 Fangirl was such a nostalgic， bittersweet experience for me。 I related to Cath on a molecular level: the introversion， the anxiety， the social awkwardness， the prolific fanfic writing， the lifelong obsession with a fictional world， the tumultuous first semester of uni。 But her freshman year had a far more satisfying ending than mine。 Anyway。 I was craving something light and fluffy with a bit of emotional turmoil。 So in a shocking turn of events， I picked up a YA contemporary。。。 and I loved it。 Fangirl was such a nostalgic， bittersweet experience for me。 I related to Cath on a molecular level: the introversion， the anxiety， the social awkwardness， the prolific fanfic writing， the lifelong obsession with a fictional world， the tumultuous first semester of uni。 But her freshman year had a far more satisfying ending than mine。 Anyway。 ADORE。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Fangirl
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Fangirl&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Fangirl&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0