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A review by therainbowshelf
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.0
This is a quirky one! It was fun seeing all of the crowdsourcing that powers the Carls mystery. That is a very fun element of this read. The social and political commentary is also interesting as opposing groups form to challenge the Carl situation. I didn't like April very much, sadly. She seemed like someone wasn't sure what 20 year olds are like and used YouTube and Instagram to research
๐The Gist ๐: April May is down on her luck until she and her friends make a video about a mysterious art instillation in New York. She becomes a quick success after that, and is embroiled in an international crowdsourcing puzzle and incident.
๐Representation๐: bi mc, bipoc mc
๐ For readers looking for ๐: a quirky read, crowdsourcing, social media, social commentary, aliens, giant robots, shared dreams
๐The Gist ๐: April May is down on her luck until she and her friends make a video about a mysterious art instillation in New York. She becomes a quick success after that, and is embroiled in an international crowdsourcing puzzle and incident.
๐Representation๐: bi mc, bipoc mc
๐ For readers looking for ๐: a quirky read, crowdsourcing, social media, social commentary, aliens, giant robots, shared dreams
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Terrorism