Instead of being indented and in different font, the fanfic in the manga is framed in black, making it stand out to the 'real life' proceedings. The beloved tribute to fandom and first love works beautifully as a graphic novel, with the black-and-white art capturing Cath's anxiety and loneliness and her devotion to fictional characters. As she gets to know Nick better, she also starts to enjoy Levi's constant company - even though he 'belongs' to her roommate. Cath's favorite class is an upper-level fiction writing course, in which she meets Nick, an upperclassmen she teams up with on a writing project. Because the eighth and final book is to be released in May, Cath has the school year to finish her epic fanfic before the author's official book closes the series. Her fanfic is followed by tens of thousands of readers. Within the Simon Snow fandom, Cath, known as 'Magicath' online, is a big deal. Except for class, Cath rarely leaves the room and spends most of her time writing Simon Snow (a Harry Potter-like fantasy series) fanfiction. Cath is intimidated by Reagan's worldliness and Levi's gegarious nature. His name is Levi, and he's apparently the boyfriend of her roommate Reagan, a junior scholarship student. The moment she steps into her dorm room, Cath finds a guy in it. Because her identical twin Wren wanted to branch out, Cath, who deals with social anxiety, faces being alone for the first time. This first installment covers the beginning of Cath Avery's freshman year at the University Of Nebraska. The book returns as a manga adapted by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Gabi Nam. The same themes are discussed: social anxiety, literary fandom, mental illness, sibling relationships, and adapting to college life.įANGIRL was one of the biggest young adult books of 2013, catapulting Rainbow Rowell into a bonafide YA superstar after Eleanor & Park. Although the new medium makes it difficult to incorporate every single word from the book, it's mostly all there, including a few curse words ('f-k,' 'bitch,' 'a-hole'), underage drinking and partying, and the early moments of the central romantic relationship.

Adapted by Sam Maggs and illustrated by Gabi Nam, the black-and-white manga version is the first of four installments and covers the first quarter of the book. 1: The Manga is a graphic novel adaptation of Rainbow Rowell's bestselling second YA novel, Fangirl, the college-set coming-of-age story about an introverted and socially anxious fanfiction writer. Discussion of drinking and getting drunk.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.

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