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A review by filunara
Fangasm: Supernatural Fangirls by Lynn S. Zubernis, Katherine Larsen
4.0
When I started reading I expected something slightly different. Maybe a little bit more about the shows fans. A bit more fokus on the whole fandom. Instead, the book is more about the authors personal experiences with the creative side of the show and TPTB (The Powers That Be). Thus minus one star.
I liked the book nevertheless because it showed me totally different side of the show. What is going on on "the other side"? That side that fans like me will very likely never get to see and experience? Personal meetings and interviews with the actors and creators, for example. What do they think of the fans?
Also, the book describes very well what is going on on conventions. For me, as someone who has never attended one and most likely never will (sighs sadly) it gave me a clear idea of what I'm missing (sighs even sadder).
But the book isn't all sunshine and squees, it also shows the darker side of fandom, like fan shaming or fans rotting together to kick other fans out of the fandom because they did something or said something that violated one of the unspoken rules of fandom . To me, this was rather surprising. It also adresses the fact that and why we seem to be ashamed of admitting that we are fangirls, with all the typical fangirl behaviour attached. Why do we keep our inner fangirl a secret? Why don't we tell anyone in our real lifes about our Tumblr or LJ account? And why do we feel so instantly connected to other fangirls once we get to know or meet them?
If you have asked yourself those questions and if you're a SPN fan, you will probably like this book, too.
I liked the book nevertheless because it showed me totally different side of the show. What is going on on "the other side"? That side that fans like me will very likely never get to see and experience? Personal meetings and interviews with the actors and creators, for example. What do they think of the fans?
Also, the book describes very well what is going on on conventions. For me, as someone who has never attended one and most likely never will (sighs sadly) it gave me a clear idea of what I'm missing (sighs even sadder).
But the book isn't all sunshine and squees, it also shows the darker side of fandom, like fan shaming or fans rotting together to kick other fans out of the fandom because they did something or said something that violated one of the unspoken rules of fandom . To me, this was rather surprising. It also adresses the fact that and why we seem to be ashamed of admitting that we are fangirls, with all the typical fangirl behaviour attached. Why do we keep our inner fangirl a secret? Why don't we tell anyone in our real lifes about our Tumblr or LJ account? And why do we feel so instantly connected to other fangirls once we get to know or meet them?
If you have asked yourself those questions and if you're a SPN fan, you will probably like this book, too.