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elizlizabeth's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Read this for the first time when I was in college, and even tho the prose is clunky at times, Rowell has a talent to make you feel the love in love stories. Absolutely recommended to feel that mushy feel of first loves, and to maybe throwback to the time you wrote fanfiction on the library PC.
Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Moderate: Abandonment
Eventual (brief) mention to the 9/11. Abandonment of parent heavily mentioned.starlessnights's review against another edition
1.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, and Genocide
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
manarnia's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What is there to say other than: LEVI 😍. Okay, fine, there are other things to say. This book is so cute and fluffy and fun and it makes me have fandom feelings and writing feelings and family feelings and, of course, romance feelings. All the feelings!
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Cath and her twin sister, Wren, may look alike, but in most ways they are completely different. Wren is excited to start college with a new roommate, parties, and cute boys. Cath doesn't like change and prefers to spend her weekends holed up in her dorm writing fanfiction. Cath must learn to navigate the campus, including her relationship with her unfriendly roommate and her over-friendly boyfriend, and balance her schoolwork and her popular Simon Snow fanfiction.
I read Carry On, the book-within-the-book (meta, I know) a few years ago and really enjoyed it, not knowing that Fangirl came out first (not that it really matters). I decided it was finally time for me to get the full picture, and I'm so glad I did! I'm not sure what it was about this book, but it made me so emotional. Reading about Cath's freshman year of college brought me right back to my own, and I was picturing her dorm room and dining hall and class buildings as ones from my college's campus. When I read Carry On, Simon Snow and the world of mages immediately reminded me of Harry Potter (if Harry had ended up with Draco), and reading Fangirl only enhanced that impression, only adding to the nostalgia. There were so many similarities that it was jarring when a character actually mentioned Harry Potter, and it was honestly a little weird to hear Cath's professor in the book criticize fanfiction for not being original enough (maybe that was the point?). As frustrating and oblivious (or thoughtless) as the characters could be sometimes, I really liked them and ended up binging this book in 2 days!
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books): Happy endings all around! :)
I read Carry On, the book-within-the-book (meta, I know) a few years ago and really enjoyed it, not knowing that Fangirl came out first (not that it really matters). I decided it was finally time for me to get the full picture, and I'm so glad I did! I'm not sure what it was about this book, but it made me so emotional. Reading about Cath's freshman year of college brought me right back to my own, and I was picturing her dorm room and dining hall and class buildings as ones from my college's campus. When I read Carry On, Simon Snow and the world of mages immediately reminded me of Harry Potter (if Harry had ended up with Draco), and reading Fangirl only enhanced that impression, only adding to the nostalgia. There were so many similarities that it was jarring when a character actually mentioned Harry Potter, and it was honestly a little weird to hear Cath's professor in the book criticize fanfiction for not being original enough (maybe that was the point?). As frustrating and oblivious (or thoughtless) as the characters could be sometimes, I really liked them and ended up binging this book in 2 days!
Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just my judgement of how happy the ending is because I always wish someone would tell me that before I read books):
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Vomit
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
memorable's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I liked it as I could really relate to Cath’s obsession with a fandom and especially fan fictions.
The Simon universe gave me a big Harry Potter vibe tbh.
The Simon universe gave me a big Harry Potter vibe tbh.
Minor: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Alcohol abuse which results in hospitalization Mother left family and tries to reconcile
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