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Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell

Start date: October 1, 2016

Finish date: October 31, 2016

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Jul 20, 2014 Madge rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kindle-books, young-adult, romance, all-time-favorites, new-adult, contemporary

I have seen this book floating around on tumblr, goodreads, twitter, etc. for quite some time, but I didn’t really pay attention to it until a few months ago. I added it to my Amazon wishlist thinking I would buy it or borrow it someday, maybe. Then the Kindle edition went on sale for $4.99 the other day and I bought it after I tried the sample and got hooked. Based on what I knew of it before then, I expected it to be a somewhat amusing new adult story. I was not prepared for what it actually i I have seen this book floating around on tumblr, goodreads, twitter, etc. for quite some time, but I didn’t really pay attention to it until a few months ago. I added it to my Amazon wishlist thinking I would buy it or borrow it someday, maybe. Then the Kindle edition went on sale for $4.99 the other day and I bought it after I tried the sample and got hooked. Based on what I knew of it before then, I expected it to be a somewhat amusing new adult story. I was not prepared for what it actually is.

The plot of this book was awesome. I’ve been in fandoms most of my life, and I know the joys and heartaches and sense of belonging that comes with finding something you’re so passionate about. Other people think you’re weird if they don’t get it, so you turn to others in the fandom for friendship and understanding. We’re like families, in many ways. We look out for our own, encourage one another, cry together, read each others fanfic, etc., and I think Rainbow Rowell captured a lot of that in Fangirl.

Cath’s story really got to me at times, because I can relate to her so much. I don’t write fanfic now, but I used to (I was never popular, though), and I definitely relate to her anxieties and some of her fears. I found myself nodding and sympathising with her so often — having a mentally ill parent, worrying that you’ll be just like them, being abandoned by one parent, not knowing what to do in new situations, being freaked out by crowds — because I’ve been through it, and I know how scary it can be. I didn’t cry while reading this book because it wasn’t really sad, but I did laugh a lot. I’m not sure how people who have never been in a fandom would feel about this book, but I think anyone who has been in a fandom could appreciate it and probably relate to it in some ways.

I fell in love with Cath, Levi, and Reagan right away. I love all three of them so much, and they were so real. Everything about this book felt like it could really happen— like I was reading about real people. I hated Wren for most of the book, but by the end I started to like her. I found myself rooting for her and hoping she would work things out. I thought Reagan was entertaining, but I kind of wish we could have “seen” more of her. Cath & Levi were adorable and I didn’t want the story to end, so I could find out what happens with them. I really enjoyed being inside Cath’s head because it felt so familiar. She was socially awkward and a little weird, and she reminded me of myself.

It’s been a while since I’ve read most of a book in one day because I couldn’t put it down, but that’s what happened with Fangirl. I tried to pull myself away, but I couldn’t do it for more than a few minutes. I really loved this book, and I definitely recommend it. ...more

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Apr 09, 2017 Zara Arshad rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, i-ll-always-remember-it

OKAY! I just got finished with this book and man am I still reeling from the book hangover! The starting was slow an gradual till it built up and up and too late when you looked around you were already trapped way deep with no chance of getting out and just when you couldn't get more of the book...it ended :( So I confess I was kinda bummed to realize there wasn't a climatic ending to this book.
The BEST thing about this book was the way it made me feel. I always overrule every reason and discard ...more

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