A review by bookishmillennial
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
  •  speculative science fiction
  • set in New York City
  • follows main character 23-year-old messy bisexual April as she takes a video of a “Carl,” a 10-foot Transformer wearing samurai armory, and then goes viral
  • more Carls pop up all over the world and people begin having similar dreams, which they decode together
  • April navigates viral global fame and figures out her relationships along the way
  • cw: violence, death, biphobia
  • 2nd book picks up a few months after the 1st & April’s friends (Maya, Andy, Miranda) find clues about April’s current status
  • Audiobook has a conversation wth the author (that is allegedly not in the printed version!) 
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