An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (The Carls, #1)

Hank Green
Dutton • 2018

The Carls just appeared.Roaming through New York City at three AM, twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship—like a ten-foot-tall...ll 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.
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Hank Green, brat slávneho spisovateľa Johna, si je dobre vedomý nevyhnutného porovnávania v oblasti literárnej tvorby. Dlho sa pohybuje na poli online médií, a práve znalosti sveta sociálnych sietí spojených s prchavou slávou si vzal na mušku vo svojom debute. Ide však inou cestou ako John a kritické hlasy uťal hneď v zárodku, keďže sa nijako netají ich súrodeneckým vzťahom, ba čo viac,[...]

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Autor: Hank Green Originálny názov: An Absolutely Remarkable ThingVydavateľstvo: Lindeni 2019 Séria: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing Diel:  1/2 Počet strán: 360 Žáner:  sci-fi, contemporaryMoje hodnotenie obálky: 1/5 Anotácia: April Mayová je typická dvadsiatnička. Vyštudovala umelecký smer, žije v malom byte v New Yorku a pracuje v startupe. Keď sa raz o tretej ráno vracia domov z[...]

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Hank Green napsal knihu! Hank Green napsal knihu, Hank Green napsal knihu! Asi tohle mi proběhlo přibližně stokrát hlavou ve chvíli, kdy jsem se dozvěděla, ano, překvapivě, že Hank Green napsal knihu. V tu chvíli příliš nezáleželo na tom, o čem je, protože mladší bratr spisovatele Johna Greena je minimálně stejně boží. Ale předpokládám, že pokud jste An Absolutely Remarkable Thing ještě[...]

The Carls just appeared.

Roaming through New York City at three AM, 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.