An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls #1)

I am a 43 year old male. I am not the target audience for this book but I loved it! Very well written and paced very well. The story is always moving and it is so hard to put down. Highly recommended.

This book grabbed my attention and didn\’t let go until I finished the whole thing in one day. Highly recommended. A mediation on fame and power and humanity wrapped in a thrilling, engrossing shell. Warning: you will want the next one right away. And it does have some strong language, but I didn\’t feel it was excessive. YMMV

I was sort of worried about this book. I like Hank, I wanted it to be good, but I remain skeptical of books by youtubers. I shouldn\’t have been. I read it all the way through today and was enthralled the whole time. The story is genuinely interesting. ( KNOCK KNOCK WHERE IS MY SEQUEL) April was a complex character that I sympathized with and disagreed with in almost equal measure. She came across completely human. Which was kinda the goal, right? The themes explored include fame, the way we tend to pay attention to the people who scream the loudest, how dangerous fear can be, and giant space men, and are so so relevant and clearly told by someone with an inside perspective. Someone who has given it a lot of thought. It\’s a book that has had, and I think will continue to have, an effect on my worldview. In some ways it confirmed things I already thought, but I think the things it confirmed were fairly empathetic views, which I can\’t see as a bad thing. The supporting cast wasn\’t particularly fleshed out, but I think that\’s okay. Besides, there\’s more books coming! Also it was pretty funny? and I enjoyed it a lot? and I want to read more of it?

I just read this straight through from the moment it arrived 11 hours ago. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing was suspenseful, gripping and insightful. On several occasions I actually exclaimed aloud because it was so tense and surprising. I\’ve been watching Hank (and John\’s) videos for 10 years (since about halfway through the first year of Brootherhood 2.0) and I got really emotional (see: excited, hopeful) when I heard Hank was releasing a book. I\’ve been around on their channel as Hank has risen through tiers of fame and knew my long time admiration for his work would be resilient should I dislike his first book. I\’m really just so happy for Hank, though, because it was so good and I loved it. I saw so much of Hank in this book and I think those familiar with his work will feel the same. Congratulations, Hank. ♡

If you love humanity, this book will validate that. If you\’re skeptical about humanity, this book may reassure you that all is not lost. I bought the book because I like a lot of Hank Green\’s other work and wanted to support him in this new endeavor. I\’m so glad I did. It might not enter the canon of great literature, but if you read it and don\’t find yourself thinking seriously about where you would fit in April May\’s world, you should go back to the beginning.

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