Novel: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
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“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.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Fangirl
Fangirl
by Rainbow Rowell
Hardcover, 448 pages
Published by St. Martin's Press
at September 10, 2013
So you might have heard of Rainbow, from when she wrote that book called Eleanor and Park, which has been super popular. Rainbow Rowell has been known for focusing on the minority groups and this time, in Fangirl, she talks about internet people.
In particular, she writes about a girl who writes fan-fiction and is who is internet famous. This will especially be interesting for me because I have a book blog and I really like to see it when people try to examine this kind of culture.
So the main character's name is Cath who is starting her freshmen year in college with her twin, Wren. She expects to be in the same unit with her sister, but it turns out that that's not what Wren wants. Her roommate is kind of different and it's pretty hard for her to adjust because she's just socially awkward.
What I liked about Rainbow Rowell was that she did not "abuse" the fact that Cath was socially awkward and instead, she actualizes this social awkwardness and she writes it in this way that will make people realize how hard it is to be this kind of person.
And in this book, you actually get to read excerpts from Cath's Fanfiction and the idea is super cute and you can tell that the whole Simon Snow was inspired by Harry Potter.
What I liked about Rainbow Rowell was that she did not "abuse" the fact that Cath was socially awkward and instead, she actualizes this social awkwardness and she writes it in this way that will make people realize how hard it is to be this kind of person.
And in this book, you actually get to read excerpts from Cath's Fanfiction and the idea is super cute and you can tell that the whole Simon Snow was inspired by Harry Potter.
One thing that I noticed was that there are some parts that Nick was neglected and sometimes, when he was actually written about, Rainbow Rowell forgot about Levi.
A important thing about Fangirl is that it doesn't tell you to change. Cath is introverted and may be a little different but she is funny and her perspective is interesting. She didn't need to give up a part of herself to survive college and live a good life. You don't either.
A important thing about Fangirl is that it doesn't tell you to change. Cath is introverted and may be a little different but she is funny and her perspective is interesting. She didn't need to give up a part of herself to survive college and live a good life. You don't either.
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