Now being separated from her only source of comfort, Cath must face the life of a freshman in uni, dealing with anxiety, a rude room mate and her room mate's hyperactive 'boyfriend' who just won't leave her alone.įangirl is a must–read for any teenage girl going through any kind of change, as it explores many themes, from the fear of making new friends, to the change of relationships with people, as you move on in life. This however changes when both girls decide to move away from home for uni and decide not to share rooms. Having grown up without a mother, Cath grows up to be a very introverted girl, being overly attached to her twin sister who serves the role of both her best friend and only link to a social life. The main protagonist, Cath, is one of the most successful fan–fiction author on the 'Simon Snow' archive (which shares a lot of its elements with the Harry Potter series). And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.The book tells the coming–of–age story of two twins who grew up in the world of internet fandom. 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. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.Ĭath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go.
She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids it's what got them through their mother leaving. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life-and she's really good at it. In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan.
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