An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: A Novel (The Carls)

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: A Novel (The Carls)

THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

â€œSparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is aÂ funÂ read. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at play.â€Â â€”San Francisco Chronicle

In his wildly entertaining debut novel, Hank Greenâ€”cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShowâ€”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.
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Roaming through New York City at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanshipâ€”like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armorâ€”April and her best 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 worldâ€”from Beijing to Buenos Airesâ€”and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight.
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Seizing the opportunity to make her mark on the world, April now has to deal with the consequences her new particular brand of fame has on her relationships, her safety, and her own identity. And all eyes are on April to figure out not just what the Carls are, but what they want from us.
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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 for the same dehumanization that follows a life in the public eye. The beginning of an exciting fiction career, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is a bold and insightful novel of now.
Country USA
Brand Dutton
Manufacturer Dutton
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781524743468
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2019-07-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781524743468

Country	USA
Brand	Dutton
Manufacturer	Dutton
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781524743468
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2019-07-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781524743468

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: A Novel (The Carls)

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