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| Original Title: | An Absolutely Remarkable Thing ASIN B0796DR2XV |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | An Absolutely Remarkable Thing #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction and for Debut Author (2018) |
Hank Green
Kindle Edition | Pages: 352 pages Rating: 4.02 | 51418 Users | 9235 Reviews
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In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green--cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow--spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.
The Carls just appeared.
Roaming through New York City at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship--like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor--April and her best friend, Andy, make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. The next day, April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. News quickly spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities around the world--from Beijing to Buenos Aires--and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight.
Seizing the opportunity to make her mark on the world, April now has to deal with the consequences her new particular brand of fame has on her relationships, her safety, and her own identity. And all eyes are on April to figure out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us.
Compulsively entertaining and powerfully relevant, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing grapples with big themes, including how the social internet is changing fame, rhetoric, and radicalization; how our culture deals with fear and uncertainty; and how vilification and adoration spring for the same dehumanization that follows a life in the public eye. The beginning of an exciting fiction career, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a bold and insightful novel of now.
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| Title | : | An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (An Absolutely Remarkable Thing #1) |
| Author | : | Hank Green |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | September 25th 2018 by Dutton |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Young Adult. Contemporary |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 51418 Users | 9235 ReviewsAppraise About Books An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (An Absolutely Remarkable Thing #1)
Anaiya_Read's wrote: "i always like to finish. i hate leaving a story. it will always come back and haunt me later. but hey, we all have our own waysDNF @ 75% Behold the field in which I grow my fucks. Lay thine eyes upon it and see that it is barren. Me: *eagerly pre-ordered this book over a year ago*Me: *didnt read it until my book-club picked it as BOM*Me: *Didnt finish said book*Me: *Left an unfinished Its-not-you-its-me review for over 9 months*Me: [image error] Honestly, this is not a bad book. It talks about the internet in a non-demonizing way. Theres discussion of fame, power dynamics, ethics vs celebrity and all this really
I just finished An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and it was great!! I had so much fun flying through this book. My booktalk will be coming later this week, I'm excited to discuss with yall!
*I'm going to mull this over before I review/rate it because I've bounced around A LOT*
This book has rekindled my interest in the Science Fiction genre which, after so many past disappointments, was not an easy thing to do. But feeling indifferent about this story was close to impossible, especially with a narrator like April May who enjoys speaking directly to the reader, thus encouraging us to feel involved in whatever happens. I was also rather curious about the Carls, these impressive and mysterious sculptures found everywhere around the world that no one can seem to be able
4.5/5I'm honestly still in shock. I went into this book quite skeptically as this is Hank Green's debut coupled with the fact that I don't tend to gravitate towards sci-fi. HOWEVER.This was such a whirlwind of a book! I didn't research this book before starting (which I'd recommend - just read it), so it took a little bit to get my footing in the story. After that, though WOW. Constant twists, turns, and a mystery that keeps unfolding. I simply had to keep reading to figure out what was up with
It was 2:45 in the morning, and April May was walking home in New York City after a long night of working. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw it:"A ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor, its huge barrel chest lifted up to the sky a good four or five feet above my head. It just stood there in the middle of the sidewalk, full of energy and power. It looked like it might, at any moment, turn and fix that empty, regal stare on me. But instead it just stood there, silent and
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