Hank Green
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- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- Green, William Henry, II
- Födelsedag
- 1980-05-05
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Bostadsorter
- Missoula, Montana, USA
- Utbildning
- Eckerd College (BS|Biochemistry)
University of Montana (MS|Environmental Studies) - Relationer
- Green, John (brother)
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- 12
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- 1
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- 3,539
- Popularitet
- #7,173
- Betyg
- 4.1
- Recensioner
- 142
- ISBN
- 50
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- 7
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- 2
I was a few chapters in when I thought to myself, "Well, this isn't the best writing I've ever read, but it's interesting," and then not much later, "Oh no, I am NOT going to be able to put this down!" And I did not. I inhaled the rest of the novel.
Basic synopsis: Overnight giant identical statues appear in cities around the world, and no one knows where they came from. April, who is 23 and a recent art school design grad, invites a friend to make the first YouTube video about the statues, and before she wakes up the next morning has inadvertently become the media's go-to person on all things related to the statues. And then very, very deliberately, she and her friends set out to solidify that position, for all kinds of reason – some noble, some foolish, some vain. When it turns out the statues may be extraterrestrial in origin? And that those responsible for them seem to be testing/observing/influencing humanity? Well, all kinds of people feel all kinds of ways about that.
I enjoyed this. The Carls (the statues) felt a little underdeveloped, but there is a second book for that, I suppose. I found interesting what the book had to say about fame, social media, branding, punditry, and the ways people get their identities entangled with a position. None of these should be surprising, as it is clear from Hank Green's social media that he thinks deeply about these things.
I am really curious where the second book is going to take this story, so I guess I am going to have to pick up a copy of that soon!… (mer)