04060cam a2200649 4500 406291077 TxAuBib 20191013120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780525641810 0525641815 6ef1d7dd-8223-4bc7-a784-c130fe3f1009 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 3778698 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Green, Hank. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing [Libby Audiobook] : A Novel. Books on Tape, 2018. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 259MB. science fiction books best sellers. best sellers list new york times. science fiction fantasy books. new york times best sellers. science gifts for adults. sci fi books for adults. science fiction books. science fiction gifts. coming of age books. top gifts for teens. hank green series. the carls series. Science Fiction. adventure books. thriller novels. fantasy novels. bookworm gifts. top teen gifts. alien contact. Coming of age. sci fi books. sci-fi books. John Green. geek gifts. fantasy. sci fi. sci-fi. HTML:THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Sparkling with mystery, humor and the uncanny, this is a fun read. But beneath its effervescent tone, more complex themes are at play.” —San Francisco Chronicle In his wildly entertaining 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.   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 craftsmanship—like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor—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 world—from Beijing to Buenos Aires—and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight.   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.   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. Science Fiction. Literature. Fantasy. Fiction. 4. 5. Media Type: Audiobook. Audie Award Nominee. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-08-26 20:00:03. Sieh, Kristen. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6ef1d7dd-8223-4bc7-a784-c130fe3f1009&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)