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A review by rachel17
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.0
Listen. I’d give this book 5 stars for keeping me so on edge that I literally only stopped reading it when I had to do my actual job, and because as a human, I unfortunately also need to sleep. I started reading as soon as I woke up, and as soon as I closed my laptop after work. I tripped in the middle of the street while I was reading this. I read this while a lady on the bus was trying to commend me for reading a book. I canceled plans so I could keep reading. This book is not good for your health. Mainly because it ends on the steepest cliffhanger of all time and I’m incredibly upset about it.
So why not 5 stars, then? Well, as alluring as every single page of this book was, it was still written by a dude. There’s nothing wrong with being a dude, but there is something wrong with dude authors who are, for some reason, incapable of writing about women without mentioning their chests multiple times, incredibly unnecessarily. And I’m bothered by the general male pedanticness that consistently roots its way into their books when no one has asked for it. And that obnoxious pattern is the reason why I tend to avoid male authors.
But! The insanity of this cliffhanger makes me immediately want to read the second book, which, as I just learned, exists. To the library!
So why not 5 stars, then? Well, as alluring as every single page of this book was, it was still written by a dude. There’s nothing wrong with being a dude, but there is something wrong with dude authors who are, for some reason, incapable of writing about women without mentioning their chests multiple times, incredibly unnecessarily. And I’m bothered by the general male pedanticness that consistently roots its way into their books when no one has asked for it. And that obnoxious pattern is the reason why I tend to avoid male authors.
But! The insanity of this cliffhanger makes me immediately want to read the second book, which, as I just learned, exists. To the library!
Content Warnings
Minor: Gore