An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: A Novel by Hank Green

In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green - co-creator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers and SciShow - spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined.

IF YOU CAME ACROSS AN ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE THING

AT 3 A.M. IN NEW YORK CITY . . .

WOULD YOU KEEP WALKING?

OR DO THE ONE THING THAT WOULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER?



The Carls just appeared . . .

While roaming the streets of New York City at 3 a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture she calls Carl. Delighted by its appearance - like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armour - April and her friend Andy make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. The next day April wakes up to a viral video and a new life.

There are Carls in dozens of cities around the world - everywhere from Beijing to Buenos Aires - and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the centre of an international media spotlight.

Now April has to deal with the pressure on her relationships, her identity and her safety that this new position brings, all while being on the front lines of the quest to find out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us . . .

Compulsively entertaining and powerfully relevant, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing grapples with how the social internet is changing fame and radicalisation; how our culture deals with fear and uncertainty; and how vilification and adoration can follow a life in the public eye.

Review

Fun and full of truth. To be honest, I'm a little irritated at how good the book is. I don't need this kind of competition (Patrick Rothfuss, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kingkiller Chronicles)

An undeniably strange and delightful thing (V.E. Schwab)

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is such a beautiful exploration of what humans can accomplish when we collaborate effectively. (John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars)

Product details

    Publisher ‏ : ‎ PENGUIN US (1 Jan. 2018)
    Language ‏ : ‎ English
    ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1524744131
    ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1524744137
    Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.19 x 2.34 x 22.86 cm
    Customer reviews: 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 8,537 ratings