SUPERFAN riveted me. I was a frog being boiled as Zhang pulled me page by page into the book's orbit, with writing that is deceptively perceptive, yearning, and engaging all at once. SUPERFAN is not only an insightful examination of the all-encompassing natures of fandom and stardom, it's a story about ultimately learning to feel whole. -- Rachel Khong, New York Times bestselling author of Real Americans As catchy, appealing, and achingly tender as a boy band's hit ballad, Superfan dazzles and captivates, while raising vital questions about fandom, celebrity, and the performance of self. Jenny Tinghui Zhang captures the complexities of emerging adulthood in all its tenuous glory. * Kirstin Chen, New York Times bestselling author of Counterfeit * Superfan was addictive and seductive. It perfectly captures the loneliness of youth, the allure of online community, and the dangers of obsession. I read it and immediately wanted to recommend it to all of my friends. * Tasha Coryell, author of Love Letters to a Serial Killer * Breathtaking and heartfelt, SUPERFAN is a cosmic collision of two fractured lives pulled into each others orbit through an astonishing series of events. With an eye for both the personal and the universal, Zhang reveals how the past and present versions of ourselves can never be outrunwith consequences as devastating as they are redemptive. SUPERFAN doesnt just redefine the fan-star relationship, it explodes it from the inside out. * Elaine Hsieh Chou, author of Disorientation * Zhang swerves from her breakout Wild West-set debut, 'Four Treasures of the Sky,' to a more contemporary subject: a lonely, Chinese American college freshman in 2010s Texas who forges an intense parasocial attachment to a K-pop-style boy band. (And those boys, as a parallel narrative shows, are facing emotional turmoil of their own.) * The New York Times (27 Books Coming in February) * Between the Taylor Swift effect, BTS fever, and the rise (and rise) of Heated Rivalry, fandoms are having a momentmaking it the perfect time to dig into Jenny Tinghui Zhangs alternately heartrending and thrilling new novel. * Vogue * Jenny Tinghui Zhangs compelling novel smartly explores interconnected themes of loneliness, connection, and obsessive fandomSuperfan is a touching modern coming-of-age story. * Apple (February Favorites Staff Pick) * Achingly relatableZhang pulls at the troubled threads of what it means to be and to have admirers from a brightly colored quilt of internet-informed contemporary fiction Zhang punctuates chapters with numbered posts from that world, internet snippets convincingly riddled with fan fiction terms and forum keywords illustrating the peculiar, at times perilous, position of fans among their idolsSuperfan ponders what it means to be a fangirl and decides that its bigger, always, than the boys themselves. * The Austin Chronicle * Zhang digs deep into modern fandom and the ways technology encourages fans parasocial relationships in this sensitive, nuanced portrait of two misfits searching for a place to belong...Teens will empathize with Minnie's struggle to fit in and her experience of finding connection and discord in online fan culture. * Booklist (starred review) * Equally dark and dazzling, like a spotlight flickering on a dim stage. This is a book Ill be recommending to all my coolest friends. * LitHub *
