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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

89 reviews

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

skye_madeline_h's review

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

         “You can only do so much pretending before you become the thing you’re pretending to be.” Hank Green’s novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, is a young adult science fiction story about a young woman called April May and her journey to fame after discovering a mysterious sculpture in New York City. While April is coming back home from work, she notices a gigantic statue that seemingly just appeared there. Being someone who makes sure to appreciate works of art, she calls her friend Andy. They proceed to make a video in front of this sculpture that ends up going viral, causing April to gain quite a bit of attention from news outlets because it turns out the statues are actually all over the globe and nobody knows how they got there. The rest of the book centers on April’s quick jump from popularity to outright celebrity status and the discovery of how these sculptures came to be.

         As our first person narrator, April takes us through her journey of fame. loneliness, and addiction, and shows us the dangers of extremism and social media. April wants to know more about these strange statues, but others wonder if they are dangerous for humanity. They also question April’s motives. Is she using these statues for attention, and therefore fame and wealth? Or is April genuinely trying to bring humanity together? Hank Green gives us a very believable female main character, and clearly ties in his own experiences with social media fame. Because of this, his messages of corruption of popularity and power are poignant and thought-provoking. April creates a social media persona to get her message across, but how long can she wear this persona before she becomes it?

         I enjoy this book because it has themes of not getting too lost in your work and making sure you stay grounded in reality. Another thing I liked was the writing style, because it is written in such a way that it seems as if April is talking directly to the reader. Along with this, she is very honest about her own qualities, be them good or bad. I also appreciate, as previously stated, that April is a very convincing person, despite being a woman written by a man. And last but not least, I absolutely loved how good the suspense was built up and released, every new thing felt satisfying and exciting. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, and Gore

saricostanzo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia

singerscientist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Biphobia and Death

stefhany's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

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

mousmoulo's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this was so unexpectedly good and it enDED WITH A CLIFFHANGER??? HANK GREEN YOU'RE A GENIUS AND ALSO A SADIST 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

also: arson, attempted murder, stabbing

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

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

This is one of my favourite books and this is my third re-read. I listened to the audiobook which is so well done and I found it just as gripping as reading it on paper. The world building is fascinating, I love the characters and the plot is so much fun. I've only read the sequel once but I also loved it so I'm making that my next audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder