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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

81 reviews

scruffie's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Medical content

eamily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Grief, Outing, Medical content, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Gore, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Police brutality, Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Minor: Bullying, Infidelity, Sexual content, Classism, and Excrement

kellys_bookcase's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted mysterious

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Xenophobia

kylieqrada's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. I didn't even intend to ever read it, really. I like the Green brothers, who doesn't! But I've never really vibed with John's books, and I figured Hank's were going to be more of the same. But An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is not just more John Green YA contemporary romance, in a few ways: 1) This is not YA. It is adult. Granted, new-ish adult, the characters are in their early 20s, but it is very much not YA. 2) This is not contemporary romance. It's contemporary, but more like speculative/sci-fi in a real-world setting with dashes of satire. 3) Hank definitely has his own voice, and I LOVE that voice. It's edgy, and meta, and self-aware, and very raw. I do not think it is for everyone, but it was perfect for me, especially the humor. I also deeply enjoyed listening to this on audio. If I continue the series, I will certainly do so via audiobook, because Kristen Sieh IS April May, and quite honestly her voice reminds me a little bit of my friend Chessa, which I loved, but I digress. This book also had some parallels to life in America in the 2020s that were weirdly apt. It's like, there are no giant robots named Carl on our city streets, but the way people are acting,  you would think that there were. I don't want to spoil anything, but essentially, July 13th has an eerie real-world analog that hit close to home.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexism, Sexual content, and Violence

empathephant's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

So the first time I read this I ate it up. I was sick, it was like a two day read, and all I cared about was the plot and the mystery. At times I kind of rolled my eyes a little bit as I thought Hank was definitely using the book to insert some vlogbrothers-style essay musings on life, which, while interesting pulled me out of the story a little as the voice felt more like Hank than the narrator. But I liked it enough to immediately suggest it as a book I could read aloud to my husband.

In forcing myself to slow down and read it I realized that I never really bonded with the characters. April is kind of annoying as hell. She has "flaws", but they don't seem to get in her way nor does she ever grow past being an impulsive entitled asshole towards people she theoretically should care about. And while the cast is "diverse," they are all gorgeous, ridiculously smart/talented women. Which doesn't feel relatable to me. These people are becoming more and more famous and are literally never self-conscious? Never think about their bodies? Maybe I'm wrong and most women around me are shining beams of confidence in every moment, but...

All of that said, I'd still recommend this book. I think many of its flaws are ones that can easily be ascribed to a first time author who had a pretty quick avenue to getting published, and Hank has an amazing imagination and I can't wait to see him grow as an author. And even more importantly, this book is super timely in the questions it makes you ask yourself about society, politics, and the dynamics of healthy debate on the internet. The idea of

The Dream

was delightful, and I loved every moment I got to spend in it. I grew from reading the book despite not connecting with the characters, which to me says the ideas it contains are pretty smart.

(Also, I'm finding the second book a lot better in terms of character development, and it has a compelling story, so it's worth it to read this just to get to that.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia and Toxic relationship

The final chapters contain some pretty graphic and intense descriptions of

fire, kidnapping/imprisonment, attempted murder, and severe injury

though at least the book does warn when it is going to discuss those things.

sonyareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Minor: Death and Gore

amarchetta's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Confinement

gracecleo's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Biphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Medical content

nomatophobia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

THIS IS A GREAT BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE TO READ

Whomst,,, who gives him the right to break my heart like that. What a fucking rennaissance man Hank Green is. Just read it. Seriously.

I could not put this book down. It's so fast-paced I couldn't even tell it takes place over a year. I love stories that dive into humanity and look at it like the glorious thing that it is. AAA idk how to write a book review but just,, 5,000,000,000/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Violence

rumay's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is the third time I have read this book and every time I read it I still get so caught up in the mystery. It is such a fun and exciting read. The world of the Carl's that Hank has created is so interesting and detailed. The characters are really complex, and even when they make mistakes you still find yourself rooting for them. 

However, what I love the most about this book is Hank's really nuanced and interesting treatment of social media and the idea of celebrity. It is wonderful to see a book that is neither saying it is all bad or all good. I love this book so much, and it's incredible to have such an exciting story that also discusses something really important in a nuanced way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Biphobia

Hank gives a content warning in the book for when the violence and gore is coming up, so don't worry that it's going to spring up on you.