Excellent audiobook alert, complete with delightful Aussie accent! If you have ever been a fangirl, had a celebrity crush, loved something to the point of obsessiveness, this book will RESONATE. Though I think it’d be a great read for anyone to understand the life giving joy that comes with being a FAN, and how our culture reliably embraces typically male pursuits (SPORTZ! Screaming at men throwing a leather ball! Miniature trains!?) over typically female ones (Fashion! Makeup! Celebrity crushes!). She also explores some historical context (Lisztomania! Not just a cool song by Phoenix!) and the ‘why’ of fandom - no, does not mean one has something missing in their life or is compensating for something: quite the opposite. People who are outspoken fans are unapologetically seizing joy!
This book also referenced two of my favorite spokespersons on why teen girls (and gays, let’s be honest) are the actual arbiters of what is cool and timeless: Caitlin Moran and Harry Styles. Styles has been quoted defending teen fans in Rolling Stone and Teen Vogue (‘They’re our future!’) and Moran’s How to be Famous is such an uplifting and galvanizing feminist book about a fictional fangirl, which I also highly recommend.