Superfan

SuperfanFrom National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree Jenny Tinghui Zhang, a novel about a pop idol and his superfan, whose stories shockingly collide Freshman Minnie is adrift at college in Austin, Texas, when she discovers a boy band called HOURglass and the online forums that worship them. She especially loves Halo, whose sharp edges feel somehow familiar. After a brief romance goes painfully awry, Minnie pours everything into her new fandom, clinging

vibrantly real

Lucy must make a devastating choice

Not drawn as in line but as in arrow pulled back

By page 30

who wants to commit the "crime of the century

and longing

shaken from the drudgery of his days by the promise of Hollywood glamour

and a terrifying henchperson at his side

with its comic animal fables

if not-so-paranormal-friendly

Stay away from Connor Dalton

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