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jazzythursday · 1 month

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Did anyone else have the experience of reading Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell at the ripe age of 13 and relating to Cath because you read fanfic and had crippling social anxiety, and THEN eventually growing up to be a young adult who wrote fanfic and had crippling social anxiety, in your first year of uni and trying to finish your biggest fic yet by a specific self-imposed deadline at the expense of your finals assessments? Because boy do I have I story for yo—

I didn’t write fic when I read Fangirl for the first time—I didn’t write fic until the summer before my first year of uni, funnily enough—but seeing a character that used fictional worlds/relationships to escape the real one, who struggled in the same ways as me and didn’t so much as change by the end but grow and evolve was really special to me.

Rainbow gave me a little too much credit, maybe… I did not, unfortunately, get a Levi or a Reagan, nor do I have a spunky twin sister to reconnect with. It’s just me and my writing, my blorbos and my fandom friends—even now that I’m going through another fic deadline rush worryingly close finals in my second year, AGAIN—but I can’t help but think about how serendipitous it is that my life ended up mirroring a lot about a character that spoke to me so much as a tween.

I reread Fangirl every now and again and always, I think: oh, I feel like that. She gets it… which is maybe a little bit sad when it’s because you’re hiding in a bathroom for an hour because you’re too scared to go to the canteen, or crying because you’ve lived the whole first quarter of your life and you still don’t know how to talk to people, but even those times, being alone didn’t feel as… alone, I think, because of Fangirl.

I think about Cath when I’m on hour 6 of writing and I’m hunched over my laptop in the dark. I think about her when I put up fandom posters on my dorm room walls, or reply to fic comments, or straight up start crying because, besides fandom, I’m really lonely. (I think about her when I’m not so lonely too—when I talk to people and it goes ok, and maybe I can be person, actually).

I think about Cath when I’m scared. I think about her when I’m terrified and I just have to keep going anyway.

All that’s to say, I’m really grateful that Rainbow Rowell read so much drarry fanfiction wrote Fangirl, and I’m really grateful it was displayed at the front table of the bookstore I was in. I’m really grateful I read it, and related to it, and that I still do.

#I don’t know what this is #I listened to the fangirl audiobook because insomnia won last night and I didn’t sleep #and I got up thinking about it #jazzy rambles #rainbow rowell #fangirl book #fangirl rainbow rowell #simon and baz #carry on Simon #carry on rainbow rowell #simon snow #Cath Avery #snowbaz

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elusiveprotagonist · 5 months

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So pretty! Happy 10th anniversary to one of my favourite books of all time. I have read my original copy over and over so many times and I can tell this one will get just as much love with the lovely canvas feel of the cover, I can't stop touching it ❤️

#fangirl #rainbow rowell #simon snow series #gorgeous!#cath avery #levi stewart #read to me sweetheart

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poppletonink · 7 months

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Best Quotes From 'Fangirl'

"I'm not really a book person." "That may be the most idiotic thing you've ever said to me."

'To really be a nerd, she'd decided, you had to prefer fictional worlds to the real one.'

"Read to me sweetheart."

"I'm scared of everything. And I'm crazy. Like maybe you think I'm a little crazy but I only let people see the tip of my crazy iceberg. Underneath this veneer of slightly crazy and socially inept, I'm a complete disaster."

"I choose you over everyone."

"Real life was something happening in her peripheral vision."

"There is nothing more profound than creating something out of nothing."

"Why do we write fiction? [...] to disappear."

"Tomorrow & Tomorrow & Tomorrow."

"I'm the kind of girl who fantasizes about being trapped in a library overnight."

“I miss you." "That's stupid," she said. "I saw you this morning." "It's not the time," Levi said, and she could hear that he was smiling. "It's the distance.”

"I'm such an idiot. I can't even go nine hours without seeing you."

"How do you not like the Internet? That’s like saying, 'I don’t like things that are convenient. And easy. I don’t like having access to all of mankind’s recorded discoveries at my fingertips. I don’t like light. And knowledge'."

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chronically-dumb-pessimist · 7 months

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i wonder if im scared of dealing with my mental health problems because none of my favorite book characters ever have... so why should i. in conclusion: reading is actually shit and for the birds. thank you for coming to my ted talk.

#reading is actually bad #tori spring #solitare #ill give you the sun #noah and jude sweetwine #achilles and patroclus #the song of achilles #fangirl rainbow rowell #cath avery #eleanor and park

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snixx · 5 months

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i am the most cath avery coded person you will ever meet

#if cath wasn't so painfully straight. thats the cardinal difference #literally i am so her she's so me #our college experiences are the exact same except my anxiety isnt that bad anymore so i do go out of my room to eat meals lol #and am friendly with most people #but other than that #yes #its giving me so much deja vu lol #fangirl #rainbow rowell #cath avery

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raeisprobablyreading · 5 months

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I just finished Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

How am I supposed to COPE?????? I would give up my first born child to be with Levi.

READ TO ME SWEETHEART?????? in THIS ECONOMY????????

Fictional men have no business making me simp. I am a WLW BITCH FOR LIFE (unless you're a fictional man 🫶)

If you need me no you don't I will be losing my mind. :)

#fangirl #rainbow rowell #cath avery #cath and levi #booklr #books #fictional men are better

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packetofsuga · 1 year

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i’m rereading Fangirl by rainbow rowell and i just. forgot how much i love this book

#it’s sO #i love cath and levi so much #levi is best boy #and i adore reagan #i remember releating to cath when i first read it but like now that i’m college aged like she is i’m like. fuck #also i love baz and simon duh #fangirl #fangirl rainbow rowell #cath and levi #cath avery

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showmethesneer · 6 months

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"They were just stories, but stories weren't just anything."

-Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

#fangirl #rainbow rowell #cath avery #liveblog of me reading

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quotestation · 2 years

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"That moment," she told Cath, "when you realize that a guy's looking at you differently — that you're taking up more space in his field of vision. That moment when you know he can't see past you anymore."

Fangirl

#fangirl #rainbow rowell #cath avery #levi stewart #wren

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emilie250703 · 2 years

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finished fangirl today… pretty good. i like it a lot. maybe i’ll post a review when i find time. but to keep it short:

so well written dialogue and relationships! rainbow rowell’s great at writing relations. i could really feel the connection between cath and her father and sister — as well as the atmosphere in every scene.

the characters were unlikable for the right amount of time and became provokative the exact same time as to cath. rowell is a talented writer who knows how get us to feel and react they way she sees us meant to when she deems necessary.

the tone of the book’s amazing and different from elanor & park by a landslide. very different stories and books. that’s normally really hard for other writers (or they just never change their feel or style) anyhow: it was soo impressive to have such a different story and tone and still feel rowell on every page.

i liked fangirl a whole lot! and i enjoyed taking notes and going back to read my thought process and impressions.

yeah this was basically my review.. guess i had time after all

#fangirl #rainbow rowell #carry on #simon snow #cath avery #cath and levi

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merakicharm · 11 months

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guys check out chatty book reviews on my blog!

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poppletonink · 2 years

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Fangirl Review

★★★★★ - 5 stars

“Emergency Dance Party!”

Cather Avery loves Simon Snow. The World of Mages is her home. Writing ‘Carry On, Simon’ is her life. College most certainly is not the place for her. Her identical twin sister, Wren Avery, loves to go out and drink; College is definitely her home; partying, with her new best friend, is her life and the World of Mages most certainly is not her place anymore. The two twins used to do everything together but now, Wren is living a new life without Cath (and without Simon Snow) at college, but for Cath letting go of the world she holds so dear is not so easy. In this heart-warming tale of romance, friendship, and self-discovery, readers witness Cath Avery develop from so much more than just a fangirl.

Fangirl is Rainbow Rowell’s welcoming handshake into The World of Mages, Simon Snow, and Baz Pitch. With excerpts from Cath’s fanfiction ‘Carry On, Simon’, other fanfictions from the fictional ‘FanFixx.Net’, and the book series written by ‘Gemma L. Telsie’ (The Fangirl Universe version of Rowell), we take our first steps into the world of wonder, magic, and goats…

Alongside the Harry-Potter-inspired Simon Snow Universe, we experience college life through Cather’s eyes as she meets new people, including her confident but blunt roommate, Reagan, and the charming, overly attentive, Levi. As a result, throughout the course of the book, both Introverts and Extroverts are well represented. It is most common, that readers relate to Cath: her quiet, bookish nature; her nerves at the concept of going to college, or even the extreme amount of time she spends hidden away from the world in her bedroom. In contrast with Cather’s introversion, Reagan and Levi are both extroverts, attempting to drag her out of the confines of her own brain, with a varying success rate.

Though Fangirl is often comical and light-hearted, it does take on a range of serious issues. The characters have flaws, just like real people, including smoking and drinking too often. Familial issues are also a core part of the novel, along with the mental health issues that can come as a part of such circumstances. This adds to the realism of a large proportion of the book, balancing it out with the fantasy, magic-filled sections, allowing readers to feel as though the events of Fangirl could be happening to anyone: the random person they walked past on the street, an acquaintance at work or school, a friend, even the reader themself.

A fantastic contemporary YA novel, Fangirl is rated an average of 4 stars on Goodreads. Rowell has created a novel for geeks and nerds alike; for the lovers of books, music, and film; for the romantic dreamers; for the fantasy-word escapists; for the students; for the writers, and for everyone who is a part of a fandom.

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aqookie · 2 years

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Please be aware that there will be spoilers ahead! + Everything in this book experience is entirely based on my personal experience and opinions. (:

I haven't posted anything on my Tumblr account for a while, since I don't have any new art pieces to post. but I've just started reading again after years of not reading a single book! I thought it would be fun to make a little book review/experience post. So here is Aqo's book experience with Rainbow Rowell's "Fangirl"!

The start.

This book, Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, was given to me by a friend in 2014. Just by glancing at the cover, I could tell this book was going to be highly relatable. A girl in spectacles sat atop a large letter that read "Fangirl" and was writing something on her laptop. Relatable.

I was definitely a "Fangirl" back in the days. I couldn't stop reading fanfiction about my favorite fictional characters, my sense of style was all over the place (and generally horrible), and I was overthinking everything to the point where all I wanted to do was hide in my room and look up content from my favorite shows on the internet.

Strangely (or perhaps "lazily"), I didn't read or touch the book that my friend handed me until this year! The date is April 18th, 2022. Rainbow Rowell, please accept my heartfelt apologies for neglecting the book for the past eight years.

When I finally finished renovating my room, I purchased a new bookcase to house my old books. All of my old books were stored in a dusty storage closet on a family bookshelf. I came across Fangirl while reading through my old books and was instantly transported back in time. A flash of nostalgia. I opened the yellowing book (which I like) and realized that I had only read 3 pages of it back in 2014. This is typical of Aqo.

I wanted to show this book the respect and care it deserves. After all, it was a present.

As a result, I read it.

It took me only 6 days to complete it (which is quite rapid by Aqo's standards).

And this is how it went.

The experience and the book.

The story begins with Cath, our main character, embarking on her new adventure as a first-year college student. She has an identical twin sister named Wren, with whom she was very close with.

At least, until Wren proposed that they shouldn't continue being roommates for college.

Cath was devastated because Wren had been her sole roommate for the previous 18 years of her life. Cath is the twin sister who dislikes smiling and prefers to spend her days writing fanfiction in her room and following a set regimen. Wren, on the other hand, is the happy-go-lucky, self-assured, and outgoing twin sister.

Cath is well-known among her fandom. She's a well-known fanfiction author who writes about her favorite fictitious couple, Simon and Baz. Her entire existence centers around writing, reading, and looking for Simon Snow content on the internet. Her passion for fiction writing led her to declare English as her major.

She's been creating this massive Snowbaz (Simon and Baz's couple/ship name) fanfiction, which has been read by tens of thousands of Simon Snow fans. The Snowbaz fanfic called Carry On (which in the end became a real book made by Rainbow Rowell) was Cath's interpretation of the final book in the Simon Snow series.

Along the way, Cath made a few new friends in her life. One of them was Reagan.

Reagan is honestly my favorite character other than Wren. She has this strong, “mean”, but secretly soft personality. But that’s just how she shows affection. Cath and Reagan got a long pretty nicely. Since they both doesn’t like being bothered by people and likes to be sarcastic together.

And then there’s Levi. Whew. Hmm. Well, I do like Levi. He’s sweet, he’s kind, he is a ray of sunshine that likes to give smiles to everyone. He is Cath’s boyfriend by the end of the book. But, is it weird to say that I’m not really interested in Cath and Levi’s build up and relationship? 😬 I kind of felt like the build up was boring, and since we’re reading this from Cath’s point of view, every situation seems mellow and emotionless since Cath isn’t very expressive.

I was more interested in reading about Cath’s relationship with her sister, Reagan, her dad, and her issues with her mom. I can actually feel the emotions when she talks about them. But when it comes to her romantic relationships, such as her ex boyfriend that broke up with her through call (I forgot his name but that was a d*ck move), Cath didn’t even try to fight back. The guy practically said their relationship was never real. He said it casually. just like that. I understand that she was broken hearted and she was in a panic, but — oh my god — I want to jump in the book and grab her phone and just scream at him.

And then there was Nick who was also so annoying. He was fine at first, but then sadly he became a d*ck as well. And I can tell Cath was very tired of men being mean to her through out this book. Well Levi redeemed himself and made a great boyfriend. But —again— reading about their relationship is kind of boring to me. But I gotta say I was pretty happy with the ending where Cath got to finish her final papers, her sister came back to her life, her dad is getting better, Reagan stood by her the whole time, and things are actually looking up for Cath.

But there’s this one thing that made me uncomfortable. Its that non of the main characters are LGBTQ+, and this book talks about a girl who’s obsessed about writing gay fanfction. There was also a moment in the book where Cath felt weird about reading gay fanfiction out loud cause there is an actual gay person in the house. which made me go “???” for a moment.

But letting that slide, this book was very easy to read and the words just flows. Its the type of book you don’t need to wreck your brain over.

Do i like Fangirl? sure. Is it one of my favorite books? probably not.

But I am currently reading Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, and so far everything looks great! might do a little book review about Carry On as well.

Thank you! Goodbye for now!

#rainbow rowell #fangirl #book review #books #book experience #cath avery

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chemicalarospec · 2 months

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finally picking up my Fangirl re-read again (it is DATED and I kinda love it for that) and aspec Cath tbh... "wouldn't want to kiss a stranger" and stuff. It's giving demi-ness, romantic or sexual or both. Knowing Rowell I think she'd also find just vaguely-aspec!Cath cool too.

#i thought of this post last night b4 the last one that's why they seem to hold contridictory projections of RR on aspecness #cath fangirl #rainbow rowell #fangirl rainbow rowell #cather avery #cath #fangirl book #and I can kinda personally relate to/project the 'wait why are guys attractive to me now - i wasn' t interested earlier' thing #(oh yeah i haven't made a post about that yet but I'm straighter/gayer in an aroacer way than you'll ever be xoxo)#i said this #aspec #headcanons #fangirl

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canwriteitbetterthanueverfeltit · 6 months

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Desperately fighting the urge to ignore the rest of my life and start writing fic again

#i just love writing carry on fic so muuuch #i am cath avery for real tbh minus the fame #also i havent written more than 5k a day in like 3 years #personal

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weird-0 · 2 years

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Were you in love?

Desperately.

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

#fangirl #rainbow rowell #Levi x Cath #ya lit #cather avery

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