An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

According to Oscar Wilde, books are either well written or badly written; that is all. Ever since I have been aware of that sentiment, I have tried to judge books with that in mind. But I have found that, sometimes, that is a very difficult thing for me to do. Thus, what I will say is the following: this book is well structured. I really enjoyed the story and the ideas that were put into this book. Especially that of conceding that people who think differently from us, that see the world in a different way, even when we might think them bad, precisely because of their alternative point of view, may be able to solve problems that we have not been able to solve, whose solution benefits all of society.

  The thing I absolutely abhorred was the protagonist, April May. I understand that the story relies on her acting recklessly and immature. It was just extremely frustrating to read how preposterous were virtually all of her decisions. All of her friends, though, were great, and made the story great. One just had to pray for a lot of grace to tolerate April's tantrums.

  I also enjoyed the suspense, and how the story towards the end recovers ideas from the beginning, making it seem like everything was part of a well crafted plan. Though, most importantly, I really liked some of the sentences, because I felt like I could relate some of my experiences to the ideas that were being expressed. A particular example is: "I understood it, but there was no acceptance in that understanding, only bitterness, terror, frustration, and hatred piled on top of the pain." (Green, H. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. p. 323. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Trapeze, 2018). Taking that quote severely out of context, and applying it to my unrequited love life: yes, I understand that only because I am in love with someone, that does not mean the other person is meant to feel the same way about me—yet, understanding this did not lessen my heartache.

  Yes, I recommend this book. Yes, I think it is a great story, that in addition to being good fiction, lets you into the circle of what it feels to be YouTube famous. Go read this book, I promise you will have a nice time.