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De Carls Reeks

Deze serie duikt in het plotselinge wereldwijde fenomeen van mysterieuze wezens genaamd de Carls, die overal ter wereld verschijnen. Het volgt een jonge vrouw die onverwacht in het middelpunt van de media-aandacht komt te staan nadat ze de eerste ontmoeting met een van deze entiteiten heeft gefilmd. Het verhaal onderzoekt de impact van sociale media op roem, identiteit en internationale betrekkingen. Het is een meeslepende reis die thema's behandelt als angst, onzekerheid en hoe gemakkelijk mensen gelyncht of verafgood kunnen worden.

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

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  1. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

    • 343bladzijden
    • 13 uur lezen

    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 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

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  2. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

    'A raucous, boldly inventive tale' BOOKLIST 'Provides a "Black Mirror"-like warning of new technology without the heavy feeling of dread' USA TODAY The magnificent sequel to Hank Green's #1 New York Times bestselling 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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    4,3