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Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university, and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more - she wants to dance, meet boys, go to parties and let loose. It's not so easy for Cath. She's horribly shy and has always buried herself in the fan fiction she writes, where she always knows exactly what to say and can write a romance far more intense than anything she's experienced in real life.
Without Wren, Cath is completely on her own and totally outside her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words...and she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
Now Cath has to decide whether she's ready to open her heart to new people and new experiences, and she's realizing that there's more to learn about love than she ever thought possible.
A love story about opening your heart by Rainbow Rowell, the New York Times best-selling author of Eleanor & Park.
Fangirl now comes with special bonus material: the first chapter from Rainbow's irresistible novel Carry On.
- Listening Length12 hours and 49 minutes
- Audible release date20 October 2016
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB07BB68VQX
- VersionUnabridged
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Listening Length | 12 hours and 49 minutes |
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Author | Rainbow Rowell |
Narrator | Maxwell Caulfield, Rebecca Lowman |
Audible.in Release Date | 20 October 2016 |
Publisher | Macmillan Digital Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B07BB68VQX |
Best Sellers Rank | #7,865 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #11 in Fiction on Family for Teens #18 in Contemporary Romance for Teens #39 in Teen Fiction on Difficult Situations |
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Cath and Wren are identical twins. Now in college, Wren wants to live the college life, by herself. Which means Cath, who has social anxiety, now has to fend for herself. She has to put up with a new roommate, and all that the roommate brings with her…
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The story of Fangirl starts in the Fall Semester 2011, and it's a totally different beginning from all kinds of fiction I have read till now. It begins with an online encyclopaedia entry of the fictional The Simon Snow Series. A series of which Cather is a die-hard fan – fangirling all the way by writing fan-fictions with the same characters as that of the series but in an alternate universe, her universe.
"To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one."
Never have I ever read a book with a title so apt! Well, I may have, but this is hands down, by far, the BEST! I can't explain exactly how Fangirl has this old-school charm about it. I loved the story within a story concept. I loved how this book was all about books, reading, and romance, and friendship.
The entire story was set in and around the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Omaha, Cath-Wren's home, going back and forth between them. This is such a sweet coming of age story. Coming to the characters, I am now calling them the fab four. Cath, Levi, Wren, and Reagan. The art on the endpaper is so to the point that I could imagine the characters just like them. When I get myself a hardcover I will post a picture because the library copy I read this from ruined some of it.
Cath and Reagan are roommates, unlike any other roommates you have heard of before. They barely tolerate each other, initially, existing in their own worlds. I liked Reagan's candour, her straight up, take no nonsense attitude. And also her awkward friendship with Cath.
For what Cath and Wren went through, I liked how the author wrote a story with not only laughs but also all the grinds of daily life and the flaws. The way their father, Art Avery's character was shaped up is indeed something new for me, something different. Professor Piper, Cath's fiction writing teacher, has a small role in the story, but she shines in it. I wonder, how annoying yet comforting it must be to have a twin!
I laughed out loud at Cath's take on other students, her use of 'just', and her way of playing with words when talking or thinking. Being someone who reads fiction and writes, I could relate to it so much. It was sheer joy reading such a character because I will never longer feel odd or even made to feel odd if I drop a book's line out of the blue in the middle of a conversation with my friends. (Believe me, the weird glances just compelled me to shut up. Though it's fun because no one knows what line/joke I just dropped.) I also laughed at Levi's pick-up line which was both hilarious and charming (ergo, where's my Levi?):
"Hello, smart girl, would you like to talk to me about Great Expectations?"
I suspect that is the main reason it took me so long to finish this book! I was giggling throughout the book like a teenager experiencing her first love. I laughed so hard at times that it hurt my tummy.
"Levi's chest was a living thing."
Go figure.
Such a sweet, sweet story. Be it Cath's insecurities, Levi's grins, Wren giving the cold shoulder, or Reagan's strong character. It winds up with the winding up of the Spring Semester 2012. And my God, so much happens in that one year.
"Cath was there at the register, and the clerk was handing her a book that was at least three inches thick."
Hmm… I'm sold, I am gonna read Rainbow Rowell's each and every book. Well, I just measured the paperback copy that I have and it is approx. 3 inches thick! Fangirl has something for both readers as well as writers, and that is what made the book so endearing for me.
P.S. After the recent buzz around Wayward Son, Rowell's latest book set in the fictional world of Simon Snow, I'm really enjoying reading the 'excerpts' from the fanfic shared after every chapter of Fangirl. What a brilliant concept! Though I am in favour of Cath's version rather than GTL's. And now I'm looking forward to reading both Carry On and Wayward Son. My inner Cath is dancing, she too has dark purple eyeglasses.
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My Blog @ Shaina's Musings
I was astonished by the way the story caught pace and how it developed so beautifully. So let’s get to know about Cath and see what makes her story so sweet and lovable.
Points I Liked About FanGirl
Story Development: The story starts tad slow but once the main plot begins to take shape the whole picture becomes clear and so much interesting. Cath is not an idealistic character who goes from being socially awkward to a super confident girl. Her character grows but in its own way. The scenarios in the book are so real that most university students must have encountered at least one of the incidences. It is interesting to see how she handles this new phase in her life and live without her twin Wren for the first time.
Real Characters: The kind of dilemmas Cath experiences can only be understood by someone who shares her anxiety. Cath is a representation of the people who dislike meeting new people and making new friends. She is an anti-social person who freaks out at the mere thought of even accidently bumping into people. The writer has shaped and written her character so well that you can almost feel Cath palpitating. None of the characters in the book are perfect. They all have a good side and a not so good side which is what makes each of them so believable.
Sweet Moments: Cath’s love story is almost child-like by which I mean very innocent and pure. Her first kiss is simply magical. I read it for a countless number of times only to experience the smooth flow of things again and again. It happens in the most unlikely situation and in the most magical way. Every romantic girl yearns for such magical moments in her life. I really love Rainbow Rowell for creating such warm moments in all her books. Even the awkwardness after the first kiss is natural and funny. All the ‘who will call first’ ‘let him message’ ‘act cool’ are real life problems faced by young kids and Rowell has put them forward effectively.
Points I Did Not Like About FanGirl
Simon Snow: Excerpts from Cath’s Simon Snow fanfiction are mentioned in the book that in a way reflect Cath’s real life situations and her struggles. The excerpts give more insight into her character and her thinking. However, I did not like those excerpts much. In fact, after a point, I just skipped them and went straight to the main story. The fanfic was more like a deviation for me. (Many readers loved the Simon Snow story so much that Rainbow Rowell actually came up with a spin-off book named Carry On based on Simon Snow’s adventures.) (I love Rainbow Rowell’s books but I don’t think I will be reading Carry On anytime soon ;))
Slow Pace: The starting few chapters in the book seemed a little boring which is why I almost gave up reading it. But luckily I was determined to finish the book at any cost so started reading it again and thank God I decided to do so or I would have missed out on such an amazing story. The book’s initial sluggishness can mislead readers to giving up on the book (something I almost did myself).
Final View: FanGirl is one of the few books I wished had never ended. I wanted more of it. I recommend this book to all the young adult book readers who love reading real characters and subtle romances.
Originally posted on Alphagirl.in.
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Cath lives and breathes fandom. She and her twin sister Wren devoured a children's fantasy series called Simon Snow. They wrote wreathes of fanfiction, hung out in forums and went to late night book releases. Their obsession grew at the same time their mother had left them. In that sense it was not so much a craze but a way to cope. For Cath, it was not only the option to live in someone else's world, but to have their words become yours. In writing fanfiction, she ensured that the story that comforted her during the painful separation, never ends. This is a notion that really hit home. Cath takes comfort-zone to a whole new level.
As the sisters head off to college, Wren is keen to become independent and live apart. So Cath is faced with a terrifying new life, away from a once inseparable twin and a father who also never fully recovered from the family trauma. We soon realize that this is more than your usual freshmen jitters. Cath has trouble engaging with new environments and people, preferring to almost starve than ask where the food hall is. A big bulk of the novel focuses on how she navigates through this, with the help of some zesty characters and a cute farm boy. This is when the plot slows a little, but the author easily maintains a constant liveliness to the story.
Cath is a very sweet character and I imagine she speaks to many types of 'fangirls'. We all understand how special certain books are, their characters, worlds and most importantly their words. We root for Cath to grow in confidence and independence, not so she can cast away her past but so she can finally create her own stories.
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It was refreshing that the characters were not drop dead gorgeous, they are just normal everyday people.
This book had me hooked to the end but the end was where I had issue. It didn't feel finalised and all wrapped up and i kept flipping pages and re reading the end thinking I must have missed it. Maybe this is for the irony that the lead character writes her own ending of her favourite book? I am not that imaginative! I want to know what happens with Levi!
I gave this book 5 stars because I am hoping there will be a sequel (or maybe there already is?) If there isn't I have to mark it down by half a point!

I love Rainbow Rowell’s books. There has not been one that I have read that I have been disappointed in. She has a brilliant voice for YA fiction. Fangirl is another fantastic example. It I a coming of age novel – my favourite kind – about self discovery and it accurately shows the realities of attending college and the mental strain it can put on people and also the how difficult it can be to find your place.
I really sympathise with Cath. She just seemed like she was spinning so many plates that the entire emotional crash was inevitable. Besides issues of mental health and anxiety, Rowell presents a whole host of other issues for us to bask in such as first love, family disconnect, alcoholism, abandonment. Fangirl really is a multidimensional novel.
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is available now.
