Reviews with content warning for Violence - An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

This was spectacular! Want a genre-bending sci-fi with an unlikeable protagonist that makes you question society? Well, this book is for you! April May (dumb name tbh) was one of the most obnoxious main characters I've ever read about but damn did I love this book. The whole plot was so confusing and twisty but I walked away from this story feeling seriously reflective about how much weight we put on the opinion of celebrities and things said on social media. Very interesting book!

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katielaine_w's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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annaspykerman's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

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charlottereadsthings's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes

3.0

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing follows April May, a woman who discovers a weird art piece in the centre of New York city, only to discover that they have also appeared in every major city in the world.

As the story spirals in the media, April is forced into the limelight dealing with everyone having oppinions on her, and navigating sudden fame.

This is a slow moving story playing out methodically like it would do in the real world, and while I appreciated that, I reached a point whete i was longing for something more to the point where when discoveries did happen it felt like my interest had wavered.

I did like the writing style in the end and I would like to read more from Hank Green. I also appreciated graphic violence warnings on a certain chapter.

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supernovatovah's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

I loved the style and voice of the narrator.

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readandfindout's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

Style/writing: 3 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 2.5 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars

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