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The Humans
The Humans
Author: Matt Haig
When an extraterrestrial arrives on Earth, his first impressions of humans are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete his task and hurry back to his own utopian planet. Disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, he is equall...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781782112099
ISBN-10: 178211209X
Publication Date: 5/9/2013
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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The protagonist is an alien, who has never been on Earth, sent to impersonate a human. He winds up finding understanding the human race and our quirks more interesting that the mission he was sent to accomplish.

There are a couple of predictable themes when a non-human falls in love with a human and the possibility of a not-so-happy ending.

I enjoyed chuckling while reading Mr. Haig's humorous interpretation of the daily life we humans have on Earth.


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