A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
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A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
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Hank Green
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The magnificent sequel to Hank Green's number one New York Times best-selling debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
The statues disappeared in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. They also contributed to the untimely death of April May: a young woman who stumbled into their path, naming them the Carls and gaining viral fame in an avalanche of conspiracy theories.
When April's friends try to carry on with their lives, a series of clues arrive - mysterious books that seem to predict the future - and which also seem to suggest April may be very much alive...But there's a bigger mystery to solve.
Did the Carls ever really leave us, and what happens if they're here to stay?
A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is a bold and brilliant conclusion that asks whether anyone has the right to change the world.
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Critic reviews
"A raucous, boldly inventive tale." (Booklist)
"Provides a "Black Mirror"-like warning of new technology without the heavy feeling of dread." (Usa Today)
fantastic tale!
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I’m taking off one point from performance because I sometimes struggled to remember who was speaking; as some of the cast have very similar voices, though this was a very minor issue. Overall, it’s still a 5 star experience for me.
I also HAVE to give kudos to Hank for writing a non-binary character that felt entirely natural within a story. I don’t just mean that he chose his words right; he did, but that he wrote in a canonical explanation for the use of their pronouns that even made it sensible to people who don’t interact with non-binary folk, and then never mentioned it again! As soon as I noticed that’s what had happened, I literally shed a tear. Bravo!
I give A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, and Hank Green, 5/5 stars
A beautifully poignant critique of society
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First the bad stuff:
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The character Andy has changed narrator I like both, but I think the narrators should be the same for both books.
And that is har to change now. Maybe the narration of the first book could be updated!
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The chapter names contains spoilers, and do to the naming it is also very hard to find where in the book you are.
At least add a number to the chapter names, and maybe hide the rest of the chapter names in audible the first time you listen to the book.
3)
I do not understand way the book has two parts, but one part would be better.
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I would have liked it to be a bit longer, spend a bit more time with the characters, especially some of the "down time" before the actions starts for real.
The good stuff:
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I love the characters, especially Maya and Miranda.
2)
The book hectic, there is always something going on.
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It contains some good ideers that exaggerates everyday problems today and might be less exaggerated in the near future
If you liked the first one you should give et a try.
I might go as long as to say that book 2 is a better book that the first. Well at least as good and it is longer than the first, thus better?
Hard to finde a place to take a brake!
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an excellent follow up novel
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Such a beautiful book
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