An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green | Published September 25th 2018 by Dutton | 352 Pages | Goodreads

PUBLISHER’S DESCRIPTION

“The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work 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 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–everywhere from Beijing to Buenos Aires–and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight.

Now April has to deal with the pressure on her relationships, her identity, and her safety that this new position brings, all while being on the front lines of the quest to find out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us.

REVIEW

This is a story about identity, friendship, and the effects of sudden fame. The last being a common event in this age of information and social media.

April, the main character, suddenly becomes internationally-famous when a video she made with a friend goes viral. We follow her through her journey.

I picked up the book because I’ve enjoyed John Green‘s books in the past, specially TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. The author of this book is his brother so I imagined I’d see John’s influence in his work.

Even though the premise was interesting I was not captivated by the novel and found myself skimming some sections. Overall, it was ok, I would still recommend it to those who enjoy sci-fi, YA, NA, and contemporary fiction.

✅ BOOK SOURCE AND FORMAT

Book of the Month Selection, hardcover

 

2 thoughts on “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green”

  1. This is a book that has been on my TBR for awhile, but I’ve been afraid to pick it up. I’m also a John Green fan, and I was watching vlogbrothers before that. But. Just because John is an excellent writer doesn’t mean Hank will be, and I fear the disappointment.

    1. It was not what I expected but on goodreads a The book has very high ratings

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