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bootsmom3's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Homophobia
Moderate: Racism
eatingfiction's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Not sure I needed the deep dive on Larry 😭 but I surprisingly really enjoyed this book. If I had known it was exclusively about One Direction fandom (which it says its not not but IT IS) I may have never picked it up... but I don't regret reading it. It was morbidly fascinating to get an inside look at a fandom I saw only from the outside.
It's presented somewhat academically, but it's more of a semi-autobiographical book about the author's own experiences on stan twitter & tumblr, and it explores internet fandom at large exclusively through the lens of 1D. It's quite the journey. I don't know that it ever reached a solid conclusion (so what IS fandom? Why is fandom? Where do we go from here??) but I feel it gave me plenty to reflect on (as someone who spent a lot of time of tumblr lol).
I would recommend this to any One Direction fans seeking nostalgia, or anyone who is curious about their experience. Though honestly, you may get about the same results from scrolling through a tumblr archive. 🤷♀️
It's presented somewhat academically, but it's more of a semi-autobiographical book about the author's own experiences on stan twitter & tumblr, and it explores internet fandom at large exclusively through the lens of 1D. It's quite the journey. I don't know that it ever reached a solid conclusion (so what IS fandom? Why is fandom? Where do we go from here??) but I feel it gave me plenty to reflect on (as someone who spent a lot of time of tumblr lol).
I would recommend this to any One Direction fans seeking nostalgia, or anyone who is curious about their experience. Though honestly, you may get about the same results from scrolling through a tumblr archive. 🤷♀️
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion and Stalking
Minor: Vomit
savvylit's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Using One Direction's fandom as her touchstone, Tiffany traces the history and impact of modern fandom culture. Everything I Need I Get From You (EINIGFY) is a deep dive into fandom from every angle: the joy, the expense, the gatekeeping, the inclusivity, the inherent ties to consumerism, the invasiveness... The whole gamut of being a fan is covered in this book's pages.
Where EINIGFY really shines is in the way that the book serves as a love letter to fandom in all of it's gory glory. Tiffany personally counts herself as a member of One Direction's fandom. When she talks about the ecstasy of shared experiences and in-jokes, the love for her connection to fellow fans of 1D really shines.
Furthermore, as an insider, Tiffany portrays fan culture in a way that isn't completely diminishing and dismissive. As she writes in the pages of EINIGFY, fandoms that are primarily made up of young women are often not taken seriously. Our culture has historically ridiculed teen girls and their interests. The power of being a member of a fandom is that concerts and fan-only online spaces are the rare places in which young women can express themselves freely; where they can experience uncensored fun. That being said, don't let that make you think that Tiffany doesn't realize that pop band fandoms are comprised of more than just young, cisgendered women. As the book progresses, she also discusses how excluding large demographics of fans is yet another way that the media just doesn't understand fan culture.
If you enjoy sociological deep dives, are a member of a fandom, or just want to know more about why fans act the way they do, I recommend that you check out this book!
Thank you to Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux and NetGalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Stalking, Bullying, and Toxic relationship
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