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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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| Title | : | An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (An Absolutely Remarkable Thing #1) |
| Author | : | Hank Green |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
| Published | : | September 25th 2018 by Dutton |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Science Fiction. Young Adult. Contemporary |
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THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Entertainment Weekly's 20 New Books to Read in September Nylon's 12 Great New Books to Read This September Newsweek's Best Books to Read in September 2018 Paste's 12 Best Novels of 2018 Library Journal's Best Debut Novels of 2018 BookPage's Most Anticipated Fall 2018 Fiction 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.Rating Epithetical Books An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (An Absolutely Remarkable Thing #1)
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*I'm going to mull this over before I review/rate it because I've bounced around A LOT*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
HOLY. FUCK. WOW. Thanks to the Dutton team for sending me this book for review, and thanks to Hank Green for signing it beforehand. I cant even believe that a book I loved this much has a note from one of my idols in the front about my YouTube channel. Fuck. This was so good.
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 hate that people are calling this "young adult". It's not. Stop it with the inane labels that turn people off instead of bringing them in. The main character isn't even in high school OR college for that matter! This is a book for people that like to read quirky, pop-culture-filled, sci-fi-ish books -- those people might be 15 years old (and their parents don't mind them reading the occasional profanity). Maybe it's a late 20s human that also enjoys reading the novels of Ernest Cline, Robin
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