I knew Hank would be good at this, but I didn't know he would be this good on the first try * John Scalzi *Ī fun, contemporary adventure that cares about who we are as humans, especially when faced with remarkable events.
* GUARDIAN *įunny, thrilling, and an absolute blast to read. Get ready to be absorbed in the story, glued to the book and a little more afraid of Twitter * Stylist *Īn Absolutely Remarkable Thing is perhaps most like a cheerier John Wyndham: a first contact story that, rather than dwelling too much on why aliens have arrived, focuses on how humans react. writing is light-hearted, clever, resonating and funny, tackling socially relevant themes, including the darker side of social media, sexuality, the naivety of youth and media representation. * John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars * Schwab *Īn Absolutely Remarkable Thing is such a beautiful exploration of what humans can accomplish when we collaborate effectively. I don't need this kind of competition * Patrick Rothfuss, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Kingkiller Chronicles *Īn undeniably strange and delightful thing * V.E. To be honest, I'm a little irritated at how good the book is. Publisher: Orion Publishing Co ISBN: 9781473224209 Number of pages: 352 Weight: 260 g Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 32 mm MEDIA REVIEWSįun and full of truth. 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.Ĭompulsively 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. 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.
The next day April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. 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. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. or do the one thing that would change your life forever?
If you came across an absolutely remarkable thing at 3 a.m.
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