Welcome to this week’s edition of Wishlist Wednesday! Today I am featuring a debut novel entitled, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, from YouTube star Hank Green. If you are a fan of Vlogbrothers or his brother John Green, this might be a book to check out!
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THIS WEEK’S WoW: An Absoluteley Remarkable Thing
Title: An Absolutely Remarkable ThingAuthor: Hank Green
Publisher: Dutton
Publication Date: September 25, 2018
In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green--cocreator 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.
The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship--like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor--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. News quickly spreads that 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 center of an intense 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 big themes, including how the social internet is changing fame, rhetoric, and radicalization; how our culture deals with fear and uncertainty; and how vilification and adoration spring from the same dehumanization that follows a life in the public eye.
THOUGHTS
The first time that I heard about An Absolutely Remarkable Thing I did a double take. I have always loved Hank and the concept of this book is so amazing. It is showing on Goodreads that it is YA, but the age of the main character makes me question that. I am all over this and I think it will be an interesting look at the way social media/the internet has affected our world. This book is definitely one that will be on my fall TBR.
About Hank Green
Hank Green started making YouTube videos in 2007 with his brother, John. They thought it was a dumb idea, but it turned out well. He is now the CEO of Complexly, which produces SciShow, Crash Course and nearly a dozen other educational YouTube channels, prompting The Washington Post to name him "one of America's most popular science teachers." Green co-founded a number of other businesses, including DFTBA.com, which helps online creators make money by selling cool stuff to their communities; and VidCon, the world's largest conference for the online video community. Hank and John, also started the Project for Awesome, which raised more than two million dollars for charities last year. He has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Scientific American, and Mental Floss Magazine prior to his first published novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, due out on Sept 25, 2018.
Ooooh this could be interesting! And I agree that it’s probably not YA with a character that age but I guess people just assume that because his brother’s books are.
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That is my thinking. Shall be interesting! 🙂
Sounds very interesting. May have to add it.
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I watched Green’s videos, and find him rather charming. If his personality translates to his writing, I think it will be a wonderful book.
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I totally agree! 🙂
Have never read one of his books but the premise of this one is very intriguing.
Angelica @ Paperback Princess
I like the sounds of this one. Great pick!
AHHH this is such an amazing pick – ever since I first heard about that one, I’ve been wanting to read it, it sounds fantastic. Plus, I love everything Hank does, so I can’t wait to read his first book 😀
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I have really high hopes for it. I hope that we both enjoy it. 🙂
Hope you enjoy reading it! I like John Green books and their videos so hope this one is good too haha
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This sounds really, really good, but MAN…. that cover is just no my kind of cover. Thankfully the story sounds much better
I have a hard time with the cover, too. I can see how it works with the synopsis, but it is really hard on the eyes, isn’t it? 😉
Yeah, I’d question that YA categorizing too. I think it’s probably that everyone immediately associates Hank with his brother. Happy reading!
I think so, too. 🙂
Wow, this is the first time we’ve heard of this book. It’s been mentioned before but we agree – it’s probably by association with his brother which makes Hank’s debut be classified as YA. The blurb sounds so cool – we’re already excited for this release! 🙂
~ Luna & Saturn @ Pendragons
I hope that we all love it! 🙂
I watch his videos on YouTube from time to time, but I never realized he had a book coming out! Thanks for sharing 😀 It sounds interesting!
Brittany @ Brittany’s Book Rambles
It is a new to me book as well! It will be interesting to see what it’s like. 🙂
I know about hank green and his books. i have seen a few of his movie adaptation