Fangirl is a
2013 contemporary young adult novel written by Rainbow Rowell. Fangirl's
publication follows Rowell's previous young adult novel published earlier in
2013, Eleanor & Park. (Wikipedia)
According
to the urban dictionary, a fangirl means “a
rabid breed of human female who is obsessed with either a fictional character
or an actor.” In the story, Cath is a huge Simon Snow fan. She is a freshman at
the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, along with her twin sister Wren. But Cath
is having a hard time adjusting to college because first, Wren doesn’t want to
be her roommate and second, her social awkwardness that made everything harder
for her. In her free time, Cath writes a fan fiction, together with Wren, about
Simon Snow that has tens of thousands of passionate followers on a daily
basis.
The
story is clearly for young adults like me, especially the fangirling part. I can
relate myself to Cath because there are times that I find it hard to let go of
my fandoms even though I need to focus more on my studies. I also can relate to
Cath in terms of social awkwardness, even though I am a talker, and I don’t
even know why. I just find myself distancing myself from people. Cath suffered
emotional and academic setbacks which some students are also experiencing.
In
short, the story is all about how young adults who are experiencing “dramas” in
their lives. It also showed how they almost gave up but decided to stand up and
continue life. I recommend this not only because I can relate to it but because
of the lessons you will learn in this story.
Life
is hard, yes, but don’t let it ruin who you are and what you are. Fight for
your passion even if people started bashing you or hating you. It’s your
choice, not theirs.
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