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Everything I Need I Get from You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It by Kaitlyn Tiffany
sami33's review against another edition
3.0
even when the book is centered around one direction, non fiction just isnt my jam. that being said it gets 3 stars because it was centered around one direction hehe. i’d say it was a good analysis of what being a fan girl is, solely for 1D/solo fans. she touched on other fandoms a bit but, truthfully, not enough for this the be a full fledged analysis, in my opinion. regardless, it was silly and fun (
molly_glen's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
started to get repetitive with the continuous One Direction references.
hwaite's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.5
A love letter to fangirls everywhere - well-sourced, scholarly, and personal. Directioner must-read.
fullmoonsophia's review against another edition
5.0
it's so beautiful to me that this subject, which has utterly shaped my life, is the subject of academic inquiry, especially when written from someone who is herself a fan and feels no need to distance herself from that identity! engaging, well-written, informative, deeply personal. loved it
brep23's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I ended up liking this more than I expected! The title does not do this book any favors— it gives the expectation that this is going to be a history of women in fandom on the Internet, when really it's a retrospective of a very specific place and time (the One Direction fandom in the early to mid 2010s) and how it affected our current mediascape, with some historical context and memoir-type anecdotes thrown in. Once you get on-board with the scope this book is actually trying to tackle, there are some fascinating anecdotes and revelations here, though as someone who was in fandom during this time period, I did have to shake my head a few times at how the author seemed to only have a basic understanding of the Internet culture she was supposed to be analyzing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Stalking, and Abortion
Minor: Self harm, Vomit, and Pregnancy