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Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell

Start date: January 1, 2016

Finish date: January 31, 2016

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Feb 13, 2014 Jolien rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, boys-in-books-are-better

I LOVED IT

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Oct 04, 2013 Zezee rated it liked it

Shelves: book-riot-s-read-harder-challenge, contemporary

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I thought I would love this one because of all the rave reviews I’ve seen and read. Unfortunately, I didn’t. I’m not even sure what the plot is.

My thoughts:

As you can tell, I’m not a fan of this book. I’m one of few. The story was okay but it didn’t work for me. I wanted to read it because everyone praised it and that made me curious. Plus, the cover is attractive. But the story fell short of awesome in my opinion.

I can see why others enjoyed it, though. The writing As posted on Zezee with Books.

I thought I would love this one because of all the rave reviews I’ve seen and read. Unfortunately, I didn’t. I’m not even sure what the plot is.

My thoughts:

As you can tell, I’m not a fan of this book. I’m one of few. The story was okay but it didn’t work for me. I wanted to read it because everyone praised it and that made me curious. Plus, the cover is attractive. But the story fell short of awesome in my opinion.

I can see why others enjoyed it, though. The writing is good and the characters are believable. You will fall for the characters. I did and I don’t even like them; well, except for Reagan, Cath’s roomie, and Levi, the boyfriend. As for Cath and the others, I found them annoying.

Cath bothered me from the beginning of the story. I thought she was controlling and overbearing. I could understand why her sister wanted to break away and experience things with someone else for a while. Cath bothered me so much in the early chapters that she made me anxious and I had to take a break from reading the story. She is a worrywart and obviously suffers from anxiety. As the story progresses and she becomes more comfortable at school and makes new friends, she becomes less anxious and I disliked her less.

I commend Rowell for the effect Cath had on me. As my attitude changed towards Cath, I realized that my reaction to her was probably because we are similar. Cath in the early chapters was annoying to me because I was reading about an annoying trait in myself. I also worry a lot and sometimes become anxious, something I didn’t realize about myself until I read this book. No wonder I had to take a break sometimes.

Also, I didn’t like the fanfiction. I don’t get why other readers do. It was boring. After a while, I stopped reading it though I realized there’re some spots where the fanfiction relates to what’s going on in Cath’s life. When I was done, I began to wonder if I’d missed something because I stopped reading the fanfiction and when I completed the book, it seemed that nothing was resolved. I stopped reading the fanfiction a little after completing half the book. Just about where Cath started reading them aloud. So if you know for sure that I missed something, please let me know below.

What made me rate the story three stars is that the story seems unfinished. When I got to the end, I thought it was a joke because nothing is resolved except that Cath feels more comfortable at school and the reader now knows that she’s the glue keeping her family together. Of all the other issues that arose…I’m not sure any were resolved. As such, I wasn’t sure what the plot is. What is the story about? When the story began, I thought it was about the upheaval in Cath’s life when she goes off to college and how she and her family adjusts to it. Is that what the plot is? If so I guess it’s resolved since she adjusts by the end but it doesn’t feel definite. What becomes of Cath’s relationship with her mom? That didn’t seem resolved. I also thought the story was about how Cath and her family would handle reuniting with their mom since they’re still affected by her leaving. But there’s no answer for that either.

Overall: ★★★☆☆

The story is okay and I would recommend it for its characters. ...more

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Jul 14, 2015 Poulami rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, romance, contemporary

**Review to come.**

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Oct 26, 2015 Salju January rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, romance, vampire, college, young-adult-romance, contemporary-romance, single-parent, friend-become-lover, fucked-up-family, fangirl

Fangirl adalah novel yang luar biasa. Membacanya seolah mengembalikan lagi kenangan waktu pertama masuk kuliah dulu. Saat pertama harus berpisah dengan orang tua karena kuliah di luar kota. Harus bertemu dengan orang-orang baru yang tidak pernah dikenal sebelumnya. Kampus baru, kota baru, teman baru, dan tentu saja kisah petualangan baru.

Sebuah novel young-adult family-romance masa kini yang dikemas dengan unik. Pertengkaran, pertemanan, pengkhianatan, dan percintaan. 5 bintang untuk novel ini.

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Feb 26, 2017 Eve rated it really liked it

It defines my college life like so much!

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Jun 27, 2017 A. J rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I honestly thought I had written a review for this book before, but upon searching the archives of my blog I can't seem to find one. By this point I'm sure all of my readers are sick and tired of hearing about this book, but oh well, I'm excited to finally have a review!

Fangirl is probably my favorite of Rainbow Rowell's books. It's the book that drew me into reading YA as an adult, and it's a book I try to read once a year.

I love so many things about this book. I love Cath. I love that's she' ...more

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Aug 06, 2017 Stevie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

UPDATE: 9/19/19
I really just re-read for the first time in almost two years and wow, how much my life has changed? I first read this and was really able to connect with Cath and now I feel like I can connect with Levi?
I love the duration of this novel, college years feel so much longer. I love her love for fanfiction and a fandom that's grown with her. I love that this books exists.

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH.
Holy crap.
Holy crap.
Holy crap.
I ADORED THIS BOOK.
The only other book I read by Rainbow Rowe ...more

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Nov 02, 2023 Sara Houser rated it it was amazing

Shelves: absolute-favorite-reads, own

Ugh so after unwantingly realizing there was no more story I got up and clicked my heels three times chanting “ I need more, I need more, I need more…”. I LOVED fangirl and want more so badly, I need to know how Levi and Cath get on, I want to know what happens to her sister wren and her boyfriend. Does everyone get married, how many kids do they have is this a happily ever after , I NEED TO KNOW.

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