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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

29 reviews

thecrimsoncorsair's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I would give the book a much higher rating, but Hank Green managed to write one of the worst protagonists I've ever come across. Fuck, April May is just awful. I was rooting for her death from beginning to end of this damn book. She's just a pure scumbag to everyone around her. Annoying. Selfish, narcissist who was still worrying about views in the midst of dying!! Her character alone brought the entire book down. Had it been written from the perspective of literally any other character the book would have garnered a much higher rating. But as it is... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Xenophobia, Biphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Outing, Violence, and Toxic relationship

syrah78's review against another edition

inspiring 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

4.0

April, was such a dislikeable character. I know this was the intention, but it was difficult to read at times. I liked the concept and how it felt somewhat realistic into reactions and such. I really wasn't sure of the book until I got to the conclusion which was in the perspective of Andy Skampt and honestly he tied it up so nicely I really liked this book. I liked that Hank Green literally told you the moral of the story. And April was admittedly a very flawed character, but she did strive for the greater goal. I like the concept of humanity working together even when it was divided in a very relevant example aside from the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Murder and Kidnapping

takarakei's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

(reread on audio)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Xenophobia, Biphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

cleot's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Outing

jerseynoonatic's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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

There is a lot to like about this book, and I'm looking forward to reading book 2. The humor was just ok, and the romance was weird and a little pointless. But the story is fantastic and creative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Minor: Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Death

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Violence, Biphobia, Blood, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful informative 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

3.25

This was an interesting reading experience. I was interested in the story, but I didn’t love it. The characters were intriguing and I liked April for the most part she’s unlikable(that’s the point), but it was frustrating to read at times. This was funny and interesting and I learned a lot about some random topics which I enjoyed. I did also like the commentary about fame as well as like hate groups and humanity. I think I will continue on with the series because the ending was kind of shocking and I did enjoy the last 100 pages a lot. I also like how this was told and how the narrator would speak to us at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

lizziaha's review against another edition

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

4.0

Damn there were some hard-hitting truths cooked into the story in this one. I saw a negative review of this book that criticized that the “alien book” wasn’t about aliens, and I have to wonder how someone can so entirely lack reading comprehension. As most alien books are, at their core, this book was about humans, in all their wonderful fucked up glory. It was about social media and how, like humans, there are two sides to that coin. It’s about fame and what it makes people do. And it’s about April, who is seriously seriously flawed. Just like everyone else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Confinement, Xenophobia, Addiction, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Grief and Homophobia

arlingtonchamberofgay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Kidnapping, Biphobia, Outing, and Violence

bsoviedo's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Cursing, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Outing

Moderate: Biphobia, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: War, Vomit, Sexual content, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, and Xenophobia