Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

53 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Damn there were some hard-hitting truths cooked into the story in this one. I saw a negative review of this book that criticized that the “alien book” wasn’t about aliens, and I have to wonder how someone can so entirely lack reading comprehension. As most alien books are, at their core, this book was about humans, in all their wonderful fucked up glory. It was about social media and how, like humans, there are two sides to that coin. It’s about fame and what it makes people do. And it’s about April, who is seriously seriously flawed. Just like everyone else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia and Grief

regans's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Xenophobia

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I read this because it was compared to Lindsay Ellis's Noumena series, which I absolutely love so far.

Positives: The theme and message of the qualities of humanity. The dream sequences and puzzles were so much fun to read about. Seeing people work together to solve problems was heartwarming. I just loved the character of Robin. It was suspenseful and I cared about what happened.

Negatives: The writing style felt young and it was grating at times. The side characters were underdeveloped; I would have loved more chapters from other characters' perspectives! In Ellis's similar book, the government bungles things in a way that is just way more realistic. It was nice but unrealistic to see a completely competent, compassionate president in this situation, but it fit well with the overall themes. I wish there had been more of a relationship between Carl and April (a là Ellis's book again, oops!) I think I may be comparing this to her book too much, but I really did enjoy this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

amiesce's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

bsoviedo's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Hate crime, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, and War

stampest's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

rory_john14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Biphobia, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, and Outing

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

beckyremillard's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Honestly this book would probably be a 5 for me if I was more into science fiction. However, I do love Hank Green and just had to give at least his first book a try. Let’s just say that, even as someone who doesn’t love science fiction, I’ll definitely be reading book 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Terrorism

falonmansfield's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Biphobia and Xenophobia

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Really enjoyed this book. Fast read, compelling, and realistic, flawed characters. The premise is an original idea with the commentary of political polarization, fame, power, and vitality of the internet. Excited for the sequel! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, and Outing

Minor: Grief and Stalking