An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green, published by Trapeze in 2019, is a contemporary fiction novel that explores the intersection of social media and personal identity. The story follows twenty-three-year-old April May, who discovers a giant sculpture known as a Carl in New York City. After creating a video that goes viral, April finds herself thrust into the spotlight as the first documentarian of these mysterious sculptures, which have appeared in cities worldwide.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the pressures of fame and the complexities of relationships in the digital age. As April navigates her newfound status, she grapples with the implications of being at the center of an international media frenzy, all while seeking to understand the true nature of the Carls and their purpose. This edition, comprising 343 pages, presents a thought-provoking exploration of themes such as alien contact and the impact of the social internet on contemporary life.
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If you came across an absolutely remarkable thing at 3 a.m. in New York City, would you walk away . . . or do the one thing that would change your life forever?
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 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. News quickly spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities around the world, and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the centre 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, how our culture deals with fear, and how vilification and adoration follows a life in the public eye.
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