I'm a Fan Synopsis
AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2022
I'M A FAN tells the story of an unnamed narrator's involvement in a toxic affair. Endlessly scrolling through the social media profiles of her boyfriend's girlfriend, her obsession with the couple spirals out of control.
With a clear and unforgiving eye, Sheena Patel makes startling connections between power struggles at the heart of human relationships to those in the wider world, offering a devastating critique of social media, patriarchy, and class structures.
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Sheena Patel Press Reviews
A fast, fizzing cherry bomb of a debut... mining the darkest depths of coercion, seduction and abuser dynamics... Like a sociopathic ex who's stalking your Twitter, I'M A FAN will stick with you for a very long time - Observer
Pure fire from start to finish. Sheena Patel is the future -- Niven Govinden, author of Diary of a Film A brutal, brilliant debut... The desperate, cornered strength of the narrative voice in I'M A FAN is like nothing else I've read - Guardian
Mesmerising, powerful, and finely observed -- Olivia Sudjic, author of Asylum Road Exhilarating, disturbing... Race, class and privilege are mercilessly deconstructed - Financial Times
Digs its nails deep into the contradictions of power and status with a brutally steady gaze. It's rare to find a book so thrillingly unafraid to offend, so willing to forgo niceties, so full of verve and bristling with insight -- Alexandra Kleeman, author of You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine
I'm a Fan digs its nails deep into the contradictions of power and status with a brutally steady gaze. It's rare to find a book so thrillingly unafraid to offend, so willing to forgo niceties, so full of verve and bristling with insight -- ALEXANDRA KLEEMAN
Like Pop Rocks in your mouth. Burnt coffee on your tongue. Frostbitten fingers. It's been a long while since my heart raced over the prospect of turning a page in a book. Sheena Patel is an evil genius of a writer -- CHLOE CALDWELL -
