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andotherworlds's review against another edition
3.0
originally read in 2017 (rated 5 stars)
3 // This was very bland. I remember loving this book when I first read it, but revisiting it now I felt bored each time I tried picking it up. Cath is annoying. She is whiny, and petulant in a way I can’t really put into words. The relationship just really wasn’t my thing and I probably wouldn’t recommend this to anyone in search of a romance.
3 // This was very bland. I remember loving this book when I first read it, but revisiting it now I felt bored each time I tried picking it up. Cath is annoying. She is whiny, and petulant in a way I can’t really put into words. The relationship just really wasn’t my thing and I probably wouldn’t recommend this to anyone in search of a romance.
cateconut's review against another edition
4.0
4.5*
Este é aquele tipo de livro que, felizmente, li na altura certa. O meu primeiro ano de faculdade está a chegar e, para ser sincera, estou bastante nervosa para o que está para vir.
A Cath ajudou-me!
Visualizei as minhas futuras preocupações nas suas palavras e respirei de alívio ao perceber que todas elas tinham solução.
Para melhorar todo o ambiente da história, conheci um rapaz EXATAMENTE igual ao Levi no meu local de trabalho. Tanto fisicamente como psicologicamente e, de certa maneira, tornou toda este livro bastante real para mim. (Sempre que ele fazia turnos comigo só o imaginava em cada uma das cenas!!)
A única coisa que achei dispensável, e sei que vou contra a opinião de muita gente, foi realmente os longos excertos de fanfiction da Cath. Não é que eu não queira ler a história do Simon (neste caso, o livro Carry On) e que não tenha gostado de conhecer a história dele, mas não me consegui integrar no mundo deles enquanto estava a ler sobre a Cath e o Levi. Por isso, grande parte das vezes, passava esses textos e nem sequer os lia.
Vou ter saudades da Cath, do Levi, da Reagan e da Wren!
Este é aquele tipo de livro que, felizmente, li na altura certa. O meu primeiro ano de faculdade está a chegar e, para ser sincera, estou bastante nervosa para o que está para vir.
A Cath ajudou-me!
Visualizei as minhas futuras preocupações nas suas palavras e respirei de alívio ao perceber que todas elas tinham solução.
Para melhorar todo o ambiente da história, conheci um rapaz EXATAMENTE igual ao Levi no meu local de trabalho. Tanto fisicamente como psicologicamente e, de certa maneira, tornou toda este livro bastante real para mim. (Sempre que ele fazia turnos comigo só o imaginava em cada uma das cenas!!)
A única coisa que achei dispensável, e sei que vou contra a opinião de muita gente, foi realmente os longos excertos de fanfiction da Cath. Não é que eu não queira ler a história do Simon (neste caso, o livro Carry On) e que não tenha gostado de conhecer a história dele, mas não me consegui integrar no mundo deles enquanto estava a ler sobre a Cath e o Levi. Por isso, grande parte das vezes, passava esses textos e nem sequer os lia.
Vou ter saudades da Cath, do Levi, da Reagan e da Wren!
curiouslyjade's review against another edition
4.0
Sweet coming-of-age novel with a topic that's a soft spot of mine. Didn't blow me away like Eleanor & Park, but Fangirl is enjoyable and well done.
addybug1125's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
technicallysam's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
eesh25's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
This was supposed to be a review of Carry On. But when I was about to start reading it, I found out that it was a spin-off to Fangirl. I'm one of those people who can't, no matter what, make themselves read a book that part of a series unless they've read all the previous book. Even if it is a stand-alone.
Now usually, I prefer to go into books without any preconceptions. But when the author is Rainbow Rowell and the book is as well-known and well-loved as this one, that's not exactly possible. Going into this book, I expected it to be about a reader, someone who loved books and obssessed over them. I expected the books to be sweet and, most importantly, relatable.
It wasn't like I thought it would be. And I'm not saying that in a good way or a bad way. I'm just saying it.
Fangirl didn't seem, to me, about fangirls at all. Yes, Cath was a fangirl. But she wasn't as enthusiastic about stories, about new releases and book quotes, like fangirls usually are. She didn't read and write just to read and write. It wasn't her love for books that drove her. Her reasons were much darker. Her life and her story, much more serious. Now let's talk about the characters individually:
Cath: Cath is a difficult character to understand. I stll don't think I undeerstand her. I still feel like I'm missing parts of her story. And the main reason for that is the same reason she loves Simon and Baz so much. She wants to disappear. She doesn't like having to think about her own life. She doesn't like having to deal with herself. So, she thinks about Simon and Baz instead. And because of that, even after an entire book that was basically from her point-of-view, all we really know about her is what we can pick up from the tid-bits that are given.
Levi: I like Levi. He is such a nice guy. He's a can't-possibly-be-real nice. Maybe that's why this books is fiction, because Levi can't be real. Anyway, throughout this book, I was, for some reason, keeping count of Levi's mess ups. There were three of them and he made up for and explained most of them. But even though I love him, a part of me feels like there's more to him. So much more that we don't know about him. I want to know his backstory. I want to know him better.
Wren: Wren was a mess. I could understand her wanting to do something different in college. But her approach on it was so wrong, she became a stereotype. And Wren is another character that I want to know more about. People don't just drown themselves in alcohol for no reason. Or maybe they do, there's no way to be sure.
Reagan: Reagen is probably my favourite character in this book. She isn't the main character and her only role seems to be frowning and kicking doors open and close, but she's way more important that that. She just doesn't hog the attenion. And she's such a cool character. Her presence is light and she's like a breath of fresh air after all the intense emotions of Cath. But again, want to know more! God! The amount of info we have on everyone is making me realize how self-centered Cath is.
Simon and Baz: I had to mention these two. They're so important to Cath, how could I not? In the beginning, I didn't care about them. I kept wondering why I should care about them. I wanted the author to move on with the story. But by the end, they grew on me. Now, I really wanna know what happens to the both of them. It makes me glad for Carry On.
Finally, the things I disliked:
And that a wrap for the review. It was a good book but I didn't connect with it as much as I would've liked. No regrets, though.
This was supposed to be a review of Carry On. But when I was about to start reading it, I found out that it was a spin-off to Fangirl. I'm one of those people who can't, no matter what, make themselves read a book that part of a series unless they've read all the previous book. Even if it is a stand-alone.
Now usually, I prefer to go into books without any preconceptions. But when the author is Rainbow Rowell and the book is as well-known and well-loved as this one, that's not exactly possible. Going into this book, I expected it to be about a reader, someone who loved books and obssessed over them. I expected the books to be sweet and, most importantly, relatable.
It wasn't like I thought it would be. And I'm not saying that in a good way or a bad way. I'm just saying it.
Fangirl didn't seem, to me, about fangirls at all. Yes, Cath was a fangirl. But she wasn't as enthusiastic about stories, about new releases and book quotes, like fangirls usually are. She didn't read and write just to read and write. It wasn't her love for books that drove her. Her reasons were much darker. Her life and her story, much more serious. Now let's talk about the characters individually:
Cath: Cath is a difficult character to understand. I stll don't think I undeerstand her. I still feel like I'm missing parts of her story. And the main reason for that is the same reason she loves Simon and Baz so much. She wants to disappear. She doesn't like having to think about her own life. She doesn't like having to deal with herself. So, she thinks about Simon and Baz instead. And because of that, even after an entire book that was basically from her point-of-view, all we really know about her is what we can pick up from the tid-bits that are given.
Levi: I like Levi. He is such a nice guy. He's a can't-possibly-be-real nice. Maybe that's why this books is fiction, because Levi can't be real. Anyway, throughout this book, I was, for some reason, keeping count of Levi's mess ups. There were three of them and he made up for and explained most of them. But even though I love him, a part of me feels like there's more to him. So much more that we don't know about him. I want to know his backstory. I want to know him better.
Wren: Wren was a mess. I could understand her wanting to do something different in college. But her approach on it was so wrong, she became a stereotype. And Wren is another character that I want to know more about. People don't just drown themselves in alcohol for no reason. Or maybe they do, there's no way to be sure.
Reagan: Reagen is probably my favourite character in this book. She isn't the main character and her only role seems to be frowning and kicking doors open and close, but she's way more important that that. She just doesn't hog the attenion. And she's such a cool character. Her presence is light and she's like a breath of fresh air after all the intense emotions of Cath. But again, want to know more! God! The amount of info we have on everyone is making me realize how self-centered Cath is.
Simon and Baz: I had to mention these two. They're so important to Cath, how could I not? In the beginning, I didn't care about them. I kept wondering why I should care about them. I wanted the author to move on with the story. But by the end, they grew on me. Now, I really wanna know what happens to the both of them. It makes me glad for Carry On.
Finally, the things I disliked:
1. The ending feels incomplete. There's so much that was left hanging. I'd put the questions, that I wish were answered, in this review, but they'd be spoilers. So. I'm gonna say that I have questions and leave it at that.
2. The story didn't move fast enough. There were times during the first half when I was a bit bored. I wanted somthing to happen. The story was walking, meaning it was moving forward but it was very mundane. I wanted a jump. Or hell, even a five second jog that said that we were actually getting somewhere.
3. I loved the writing. Rainbow Rowell is a really good author. But I didn't see much of a difference between Cath's writing style and Gemma T. Leslie's. I'm not sure if it was intentional (it probably was) but I wish there'd been a more noticeable difference in the two writng styles and not just the content.
4. As I've mentioned pleanty of times in this review already, I want to know more about the characters. I just want there to be more.
And that a wrap for the review. It was a good book but I didn't connect with it as much as I would've liked. No regrets, though.
faeriesparks's review against another edition
5.0
re-read 2015. I would give this book more stars if I could. I have so much love for Cath. And for Levi. And Cath and Levi together.
katiegilley's review against another edition
Fangirl is a YA book that centers on identical twins, Cath and Wren. They are on their way to college and each is looking for their own unique experience. Wren wants to meet new people and date boys and go to parties – but she’s always been like that. The hard part is that Wren is so set on meeting new people that she doesn’t want to room with Cath, which leaves Cath in the roommate lottery.
Cath is a textbook introvert – she is witty and smart, but feels awkward talking to other people. She is much more comfortable in her online world where she is a famous fanfic writer. She writes about Simon Snow, which is a sort of Harry Potter-type world.
While Cath is the narrator of this story, we watch both girls find their own ways in their new lives. Cath has a couple of great love interests along the way and there are some really sweet romantic scenes that made me feel like a teenager, which was a great way to lose myself.
I had a hard time putting down this book, which hasn’t happened to me in a while. I felt transported into this world and it motivated me to read and to write more. It was just a lot of fun.
Cath is a textbook introvert – she is witty and smart, but feels awkward talking to other people. She is much more comfortable in her online world where she is a famous fanfic writer. She writes about Simon Snow, which is a sort of Harry Potter-type world.
While Cath is the narrator of this story, we watch both girls find their own ways in their new lives. Cath has a couple of great love interests along the way and there are some really sweet romantic scenes that made me feel like a teenager, which was a great way to lose myself.
I had a hard time putting down this book, which hasn’t happened to me in a while. I felt transported into this world and it motivated me to read and to write more. It was just a lot of fun.