Reviews with content warning for Hate crime - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

i liked concept of this book even though i’m not a huge fan of sci-fi. however, i could not take it seriously at several occasions. sometimes it all seemed too unrealistic, especially compared to the character development and being an influencer. it was hard focusing on both the storyline and the message behind.
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i also did not like the description of the characters. they all came unnatural, especially how they looked. some description such as race came so late in the book it was hard for me to change my visual version of the characters
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one thing i enjoyed however, was how green wrote april. she is a 23 year old woman, and though green is not, he wrote her realistically. i usually have a problem with millennial and late gen-x-ers because they tend to think that youths haven’t changed as much since they were young, and the only new things they add are cringy hobbies and characteristics such as buzzfeed and harry potter. hank green is not one of them. i could relate to april may in many ways since she was so nicely written.
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i want to read the sequel even though this one was not my favorite. i am exited to see where the story is leading.

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adventurous funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

An absolutely remarkable book. Loved the plot, loved the writing style, couldn't stop once I started reading it. Five stars from me, without any reservations whatsoever. I hope the second book in the series is just as good!

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adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow, what an incredibly captivating an thought provoking book! Not a book I would typically read, but I was deeply enthralled and loved it! Full of deeper parallels and lessons for humanity, it was a great reflection of the power of fame. Love that clear trigger warnings were provided for the graphic description of violence so you could easily know what to skip over.

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