Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

26 reviews

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: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Toxic friendship, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Racism, and Outing

Minor: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexism, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Mental illness

laylagrace's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Violence

Minor: Biphobia

milliemay0907's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This book is truly an absolutely remarkable thing. Hank Greens writing is incredible and has the ability to make you think about humanity and also make you laugh out loud making you friends look at you with concerned faces. I love this book and I BEG you to read it. I feel like this book has the ability to unite us all, just like the April May did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Minor: Grief and Cursing

claudiamacpherson's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Medical content, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Grief, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Biphobia

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Outing and Biphobia

Minor: Sexism, Xenophobia, Racism, and Gun violence

mrswhiteinthelibrary's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

Hank Green managed to write a spot-on satire of the Covid-19 pandemic several years before it happened, pinpointing the source of our intense division and the misery of being more connected than ever but ever more alone... And he did it without it being a pretentious slog, in a book with mechas, puzzles, and a true sense of wonder. While some aspects of it may grate (the sometimes overly twee dialogue that his brother also seems to love to employ) his use of specific details and his deeply flawed heroine keep this book grounded and the pages fly by. Bravo all around.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death

Minor: Xenophobia and Homophobia

Hank Green managed to write a spot-on satire of the Covid-19 pandemic several years before it happened, pinpointing the source of our intense division and the misery of being more connected than ever but ever more alone... And he did it without it being a pretentious slog, in a book with mechas, puzzles, and a true sense of wonder. While some aspects of it may grate (the sometimes overly twee dialogue that his brother also seems to love to employ) his use of specific details and his deeply flawed heroine keep this book grounded and the pages fly by. Bravo all around.

tays_books's review

adventurous hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, and Gun violence

katealot's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Not a personal favorite but excellent ending. I believe if Green had spent half as much time putting any of the kind of Carl-driven action of the last few chapters as he did focusing on why April is so into herself, I would have liked it more. But I think that’s the point and I know that’s only a matter of personal opinion. A win for complex and complicated main characters. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Biphobia, Outing, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, and Racism

The main character

dies

in this book.

jbabbm's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

***MILD SPOILERS AHEAD***


I truly believe that everyone should read this book. One of the reasons is because we live in this period of time in which the amount of likes and followers you have is seen as one of the greatest things you could accomplish. And even if it actually is a great accomplishment for creators, some of them spiral down into a dark, superficial version of the world in which nothing else matters except getting more followers. April, like many creators, does try to use her fame to help a bigger cause. This is why I like this book so much, because even if the choices she made weren't always the best she always tried to use her fame and notoriety for a good reason. I'm glad that Hank decided to touch this topic not only on the story but also on his author's note at the end. However, the main reason I believe everyone should read this book is because it perfectly depicts what humanity is capable to do due to their fear. Most importantly, how we should fight against letting our fear control us and stick together. One of my favorite phrases of this book is "This is what humanity is, solidarity in the face of fear." I believe we should start practicing it more.

Plus, Hank narrates Andy's POV. Chef's kiss.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Xenophobia, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Biphobia