Hank Green may be playing the role of little brother copying big brother, John Green, but he did so well! I really enjoyed his debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing and am still living on the cliff he left me hanging on. April May is a 23-year old art school grad who is living her life the best she can with her girlfriend Maya and pal Andy. When she sees a mysterious statue on her way home one night, she calls Andy and the two of them make a Youtube video interviewing the statue they have named Carl and it goes viral. Everything starts to snowball for April as she starts getting weird dreams that involve Carl and a Wikipedia post that continues to have typos that spell out some kind of message. With the help of Andy, Maya, and new friends, Miranda and Robin, April May learns she was chosen by the Carls and must overcome an addiction to the internet and save the world.
I finished this book literally 4 hours ago and I am still reeling! Hank really uses his platform as a Youtuber to relate to his target audience by inserting modern slang and websites into his character's lives and personalities. For instance, April, Maya, and Andy use Wikipedia to find the first clue from Carl, they also use Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to communicate with others in the world who are experiencing the same dreams they are to solve each sequence, even going so far as to make an app. For anyone that wants to read something that is going to grab them by their shirt and won't let go until the end, I highly recommend Hank Green's An Absolutely Remarkable Thing.
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