A Supplementally Useful Publication

The Carls #2.5

by Hank Green

This DFTBA exclusive zine serves as supplementary material for Hank's new book, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor.

Written by Hank, with cover art by Sara Wong, hand lettered illustrations by Sam Schultz.

Genres: Science Fiction, Fiction

23 pages, Unknown Binding

First published July 1, 2020

About the author

Hank Green started making YouTube videos in 2007 with his brother, John. They thought it was a dumb idea, but it turned out well. He is now the CEO of Complexly, which produces SciShow, Crash Course and nearly a dozen other educational YouTube channels, prompting The Washington Post to name him "one of America's most popular science teachers." Green co-founded a number of other businesses, including DFTBA.com, which helps online creators make money by selling cool stuff to their communities; and VidCon, the world's largest conference for the online video community. Hank and John, also started the Project for Awesome, which raised more than two million dollars for charities last year. He has written for a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Scientific American, and Mental Floss Magazine prior to his first published novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, due out on Sept 25, 2018.

Reviews

[Helia Naderi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found out about this in a Facebook group of all places and boy am I happy I did. I also made my brother gift it to me as a bday present =)) by far the best bday present ever. And yes I am a dork!!

[Bee Ostrowsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought ASUP (dang, this could be a meta acronym if it had a really long subtitle!) as a birthday gift for my wife. When it arrived, she asked me to read it out loud to her and was reportedly delighted by my present.

Alas, there was no mention of why anyone had to give Carl uranium per se, since any strip of smoke-detector “americium” would have contained some uranium thanks to radioactive decay. (Hank! I will gladly claim to routinely carry 20 hats if I get an answer—you can feed two birds with one scone!)

🎶 Hey now, I give it all stars
P-I-H will get—paid 🎶

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

More of An Absolutely Remarkably Thing and A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor? YES PLEASE!

This short zine was published as a fundraiser for Partners in Health. Of course, fans leapt at the chance to help the cause -- and get a touch more about beloved characters. I love that you can HEAR Hank's voice in every word of his commentary. I loved the additional/cut scenes for Robin & Andy the most but it was nice to see extras from April May & Maya as well.

Now only available as a digital download at DFTBA.com, it is worth the cash for fans -- it helps a worthy cause!

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great deleted scenes and insights. Robin! <3

[Julia · Rating 5 out of 5]

What’s not to love about a zine that gives you deleted scenes and extra bits of your favorite books aaaand also has a gorgeous cover?

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This just made me want to reread A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor 😂

[Kyla Truman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Way better content than Bonker Doesn't Die, I enjoyed it! I especially liked the last piece where Hank Green asked female friends about their experiences grappling with having physical beauty. The idea of beauty being a power that is both useful and feels empowering to have but also not always wanted is...real. Especially when beauty is valued in a way that makes it a privilege. Privilege doesn't always feel welcome and the feelings around that are always complicated. I liked these little looks into the characters that we didn't get in the books.

[Sarah Berk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, this was a cool read. I loved being inside Hank's head in the writing process. He's so transparent with all aspects of his life, it's really admirable.
Anyway, I'm biased, I will read anything written by the Green brothers.

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is somehow not what I expected but I still enjoyed its existence and appreciate that the money went to charity. I love Hank and would probably read anything he has published. The last line made it worth the purchase, too.

[Toni · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun perspective on the writing and editing process but completely unnecessary. But it was for charity soo...

[Lay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was indeed a supplementally useful publication to A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor. It's always interesting to see which bits get cut from a book and why and I appreciated getting to know a bit more about the characters through those lost scenes (and having some confirmed off-page ace representation for one of the characters, that made my heart sing!). It's definitely not a must-read, but if you liked the books and have the money and want to also donate to Partners in Health...go get this!

[Jodi Geever · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s not everyday that fans of books get written out deleted scenes and characters’ backstories. That’s exactly what you’ll get if you can get your hands on this one. For sale exclusively on dftba.com.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked getting these deleted scenes and I'm also glad that they were extras and not in the book. I agree with Hank's commentary that while interesting these would've slowed down the pace of the book.

[rob bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

I mean what’s not to like, it’s just more of one of my favourite things.

[Chloe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun! This was a good insight into Hank's brain while he was writing these books. The typos were weird, but, eh, it's just a supplemental publication.

[Anouk · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was lovely to read some background on my favorite book of 2020.

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this is very enjoyable book for those that have read its predecessors "an absolutely remarkable thing" and "a beautifully foolish endeavor"

[Shahna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like me some bonus material.

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun extras.

[Kevin Thomas James Atteridg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brief but lovely insight into Hank Green’s mind and a nice cherry on top of The Carls 1+2.

[Jackson Lin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It certainly is a supplementally useful publication. If you liked the series, it’s definitely worth a read to see some deleted scenes and Hank’s thoughts.

[Louisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading this story, and I'm so glad that we got to see this time!

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few deleted scenes from the Carl books. They don't add too much, but if you're a big fan of the books, this might be a fun (short) read.

[laura ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute cute. also, robin!