Reviews

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

elementaldragons's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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

4.0

I enjoyed this. It had a lot of political commentary in an interesting "what if" scenario. If you struggle being in the POV of an unlikeable character though, this isn't the book for you. I am also hoping that more character growth takes place for her in the second book.

mpolega's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

yinlin's review against another edition

5.0

Rating: 5.0 stars

"You can only do so much pretending before you become the thing you're pretending to be."

I don’t know what else to say now other than what the hell. It’s safe to say that this is not at all the kind of book I was expecting to read from Hank Green. And I think going into this book with absolutely no expectations at all is the best way to experience it. I was completely taken aback by the plot and once I started getting into it, I found the book impossible to put down. A surprising read that easily earned a spot among my favorites this year.

Side note, not the best book to start reading late at night. It’s now 6am and I’m terrified of going to sleep because of the dream. Would not recommend doing this.

sutasinee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

keevahh's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

keebie_eebie's review against another edition

5.0

Quirky, nerdy, fun, shockingly pulls at your heartstrings.

teavani's review against another edition

3.0

3.6
read in 3 days, longer overall

pros:
- sheer creativity of plot - the Dream, Carls, etc but still maintains a pretty realistic response if this situation actually happened irl - Defenders and Dreamers
- very interesting towards the last 1/3 portion
- captivating lines like “before i died” that make you want to keep reading
- easy to read, mostly interesting characters
- hank green writing as a 23 year old bisexual woman, he really said bi rights

xenagirl300's review against another edition

5.0

This was such an enjoyable read. Definitely one of my favorites.

bethpeebles's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

kshiffler's review against another edition

3.0

I was really into this book, but wished for more conclusion at the ending.