It gallops to a startling and great ending (I read it all in one sitting) and lingers afterwards.” It makes for a novel that's always charming, always fast-paced, but which is sneakily and uncomfortably ambivalent about the things it celebrates. “A deceptively romp-y novel about mysterious samurai alien robot statues appearing all at once, everywhere that has hidden and absolutely remarkable depths.Green's understanding of the power and limits of social media is incomparable what Douglas Coupland did for the elation and misery of the tech-bubble with Microserfs, Green does for YouTubers and other social media stars. Green manages to blend humor, mystery and science fiction in his fast-paced debut novel.” “ An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a thrilling journey that takes a hard look at the power of fame and our willingness to separate a person from the brand.
The beginning of an exciting fiction career, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a bold and insightful novel of now. And all eyes are on April to figure out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us.Ĭompulsively 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. 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. 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. The next day, April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. 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. Roaming through New York City at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. In his wildly entertaining 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. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at play.” -San Francisco Chronicle “Sparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is a fun read.
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