Scan barcode
A review by meghapatel
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
3.0
This is my very first Rainbow Rowell read and honsetly I expected a lot more from it. No worries I'm still gonna read her other novels. Super confused on how to rate this. There is a part of me that loved it and there is also a part that was annoyed. After taking some time to think I'm settling with 3 stars.
The plot and story itself are interesting. It certainly is retailabe with the new college student and the whole fandom vibe. I had major flashback to being a new college student, living alone, and not knowing anyone. The struggle of Cath adapting to new environment and leaving everything familiar behind was shown excellently. It was definitely slow to ease in but I can deal with that. My problem (mainly) were the characters.
Cath is super introvert and does not like change. I get that, it's not everyone's cup of tea. I don't like change either but she goes to extreme measures to avoid people and confrontation. Like she would not ask anyone where the cafeteria was, like girl are you gonna starve to death? Just get up and ask someone. And then the part with the boy interest. She is just so closed up that she's keeps pushing/denying her feelings. I get that she has anxiety and a lot of issues to work on but some of her choices/ideas kept bothering me. The thing I loved about her was how caring she was and obviously her fangirling. She is so passionate about Simon and Baz. I mean let's be honest, this whole community on goodreads is a fandom. As for Cath and her fan-fiction, I don't think she should just focus on that. She is so into her fan-fiction that she'd rather fail a class. I mean yeah it's her passion but you have to focus on real world too. It's even worse because many times Cath, herself, mentions that writing a fan-fiction is not gonna help her earn money cause it's illegal to sell it so she should have some sense to focus on school to secure her future.
Wren is frustrating. Yeah you have to cope with some issues too but don't just forget about your twin and dad. She is careless and stupid. I see why Cath is the way she is because someone has to worry and that puts Cath in a difficult situation.
I instantly liked Levi. With him smiling and being nice had me loving him. He is the best character in this book. Reagan was another character that I did like too. She was fun, honest, and just say-it/do-it type of girl. I think she really did help Cath cope with her situation better.
Rowell does have a very quirky, honest, flowing writing style. I enjoyed the world she created but the characters did not do it for me. Don't get me wrong, I do understand the important issues pointed out in the book but it was just a bit dry because of the characters. It was still a fun read but not the best.
The plot and story itself are interesting. It certainly is retailabe with the new college student and the whole fandom vibe. I had major flashback to being a new college student, living alone, and not knowing anyone. The struggle of Cath adapting to new environment and leaving everything familiar behind was shown excellently. It was definitely slow to ease in but I can deal with that. My problem (mainly) were the characters.
Cath is super introvert and does not like change. I get that, it's not everyone's cup of tea. I don't like change either but she goes to extreme measures to avoid people and confrontation. Like she would not ask anyone where the cafeteria was, like girl are you gonna starve to death? Just get up and ask someone. And then the part with the boy interest. She is just so closed up that she's keeps pushing/denying her feelings. I get that she has anxiety and a lot of issues to work on but some of her choices/ideas kept bothering me. The thing I loved about her was how caring she was and obviously her fangirling. She is so passionate about Simon and Baz. I mean let's be honest, this whole community on goodreads is a fandom. As for Cath and her fan-fiction, I don't think she should just focus on that. She is so into her fan-fiction that she'd rather fail a class. I mean yeah it's her passion but you have to focus on real world too. It's even worse because many times Cath, herself, mentions that writing a fan-fiction is not gonna help her earn money cause it's illegal to sell it so she should have some sense to focus on school to secure her future.
Wren is frustrating. Yeah you have to cope with some issues too but don't just forget about your twin and dad. She is careless and stupid. I see why Cath is the way she is because someone has to worry and that puts Cath in a difficult situation.
I instantly liked Levi. With him smiling and being nice had me loving him. He is the best character in this book. Reagan was another character that I did like too. She was fun, honest, and just say-it/do-it type of girl. I think she really did help Cath cope with her situation better.
Rowell does have a very quirky, honest, flowing writing style. I enjoyed the world she created but the characters did not do it for me. Don't get me wrong, I do understand the important issues pointed out in the book but it was just a bit dry because of the characters. It was still a fun read but not the best.