 First edition | |
| Author | Rainbow Rowell |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | ND Stevenson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Contemporary Young Adult |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | September 10, 2013 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 445 (Hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780804121286 |
Fangirl is a young adult novel by Rainbow Rowell, published in 2013. Fangirl is Rowell's second published young adult book, following Eleanor & Park , and third published book overall.
Twin sisters Cath and Wren begin their freshman year at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. While the more outgoing Wren is making new friends and partying, Cath struggles to adjust due to her social anxiety. Most of Cath's free time is spent writing fan fiction (mostly slash fiction) about the fictional Simon Snow series; though the sisters once enjoyed fan fiction together, Wren professes to have outgrown it and distances herself from Cath.
Cath becomes more interested in her writing classes and befriends her classmate Nick, whom she regularly meets for writing sessions. Despite this, she remains depressed; her roommate Reagan and Reagan's friend Levi decide to try and help her. As Cath becomes closer to Levi, he eventually reveals he is romantically interested in her. Just before finals, Cath's father has a bipolar episode, and is involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital. Cath ditches her exams and her final paper to take care of her father.
Cath nearly gives up on her studies, Wren, and her friends, but ultimately decides to continue and learn how to cope with her problems. Cath and her sister reunite in the hospital after Wren gets alcohol poisoning. Cath encounters her mother there, who had abandoned them years before. As the school year ends, Cath finishes her novel, and struggles to write an original short story for her class.
Rowell stated that most of the characters have names taken from buildings on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's campus.
The critical reception to the book was positive, noting, in particular, its realistic portrayal of fan culture. A reviewer for Tor.com calls it "true-to-geek-life" and notes that "Rowell understands something vital in her novel, and that is that fandom is so much more than escapism—it is, whether conscious or unconsciously—a way for folks to interact with their surroundings." [1] Entertainment Weekly gives Rowell credit for capturing both the universe of fan fiction and the inside of a young person's head. [2] A Kirkus starred review calls the novel "absolutely captivating." [3] When Fangirl was chosen as the inaugural book for the Tumblr book club, a Tumblr representative noted its themes of loving books and creating art, its appeal to readers of all ages, and Rowell's existing fan base on the social media platform as reasons for the choice. [4]
In October 2015, Rowell published the novel Carry On as a standalone fantasy story of the same name of Cath's fan fiction in Fangirl. The story follows Simon Snow and his rival, Baz Pitch, over the course of their final year of magical schooling.
In October 2019, Rowell published the sequel of the novel, Wayward Son. The novel tells the story of the aftermath of what happened in Carry On.
In 2020, Sam Maggs began adapting Fangirl into an authorized four-volume original English-language manga illustrated by Gabi Nam and published by Viz Media. The first three volumes of Fangirl: The Manga were released from October 2020 to August 2023, [5] with the fourth and final one expected to be published in August 2024. [6]
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