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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green reads as witty, contemporary. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

What An Absolutely Remarkable Thing is like to read

A viral-fame thriller wrapped around a first-contact mystery — cinematic, propulsive, and preoccupied with what internet celebrity does to a person's sense of self. Best for: readers who want a plot-forward sci-fi mystery threaded with sharp commentary on social media and fame.

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Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir · 2021
An amnesiac scientist wakes alone in deep space and problem-solves his way toward saving humanity, one giddy eureka at a time.
creepy, not gorycomplete story
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Ready Player One
Ernest Cline · 2011
A high-energy scavenger hunt through an 80s-pop-culture-saturated VR world, told by an eager underdog narrator who info-dumps his fandoms with unabashed glee.
happy-for-nowmildly eerieYA
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The Martian
Andy Weir · 2011
A relentlessly propulsive survival story told largely through log entries, where each engineering crisis is met with wisecracks and duct-taped ingenuity.
creepy, not gorycomplete story
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A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
Hank Green · 2020
A fast-talking, idea-dense sequel that mixes internet-culture satire with genuine anxiety about fame, technology, and what it means to be human.
deep cut
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The Haters
Jesse Andrews · 2016
A snarky, music-obsessed road trip comedy about three teens inventing their own genre of 'hate' songs while stumbling toward self-understanding and friendship.
YAdeep cut
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The Kaiju Preservation Society
John Scalzi · 2022
Same sci-fi feel
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli · 2015
A warm, funny, epistolary-tinged coming-out story with an irresistibly earnest teen narrator whose email flirtation with the mysterious Blue is the beating heart of the book.
guaranteed HEAYAcomplete story
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We Are Legion
Dennis E. Taylor · 2016
A breezy, geek-friendly sci-fi adventure: engineer-turned-AI-probe narrates his predicament with dry wit while dodging rival nations and alien threats.
mildly eeriedeep cut
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Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon · 2015
A quick, tender YA romance told through diary snippets, texts, charts, and doodles that make a claustrophobic premise feel airy and playful.
happy-for-nowYAcomplete story
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The Calculating Stars
Mary Robinette Kowal · 2018
Same sci-fi feel
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DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL, VOL. 1
Tevagah · 2025
A blood-soaked, wisecracking romp through a televised alien death-dungeon, where the gore is constantly undercut by absurdist humor and the pomp of a talking show-cat named Princess Donut.
mildly eeriecliffhanger
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Dark Matter
Blake Crouch · 2016
A high-concept multiverse thriller told in clipped present-tense chapters that rip forward — cerebral premise, blockbuster propulsion, and an aching domestic core about the life you chose.
creepy, not gorycomplete story

About An Absolutely Remarkable Thing — what the genome says

Is An Absolutely Remarkable Thing a complete story or a cliffhanger?

It ends on a cliffhanger — plan on reading the next book.

How scary is An Absolutely Remarkable Thing?

Mildly eerie — tension without real scares.

Who is An Absolutely Remarkable Thing for?

readers who want a plot-forward sci-fi mystery threaded with sharp commentary on social media and fame

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