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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
This is such an inventive and cute little book. I didn't really know what to expect; the blurb is a perfect example on how to draw a person in, without giving half the plot away. It's funny, very readable, fiction, with a hint of sci-fi.
At the start, it's strange to realise how aspects of everyday life would seem alien to an alien. But by the end, 'Andrew Martin' understands humans a lot better than I do. But it's not pretentious - it has the same innocent tone as 'Curious Incident...' and 'Wonder'.
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Favourite parts/quotes:
- 'Andrew Martin' mis-understanding spitting and the use of the f-word, and using these things to greet people
- when Hamlet's plot is summarised as "about a suicidal young prince who wants to kill the man who has replaced his father" and 'Andrew' thinks it "might be wise" for his son to stay at home...
- when 'Andrew' hacks Facebook to mess with his son's bullies
- when 'Andrew' goes through the Drake equation, factoring in humans simply failing to notice an alien
- 'Andrew' getting his son into a fight
- the whole chapter titled "Advice for a human" is one of my favourite chapters from any book I've read
At the start, it's strange to realise how aspects of everyday life would seem alien to an alien. But by the end, 'Andrew Martin' understands humans a lot better than I do. But it's not pretentious - it has the same innocent tone as 'Curious Incident...' and 'Wonder'.
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Favourite parts/quotes:
- 'Andrew Martin' mis-understanding spitting and the use of the f-word, and using these things to greet people
- when Hamlet's plot is summarised as "about a suicidal young prince who wants to kill the man who has replaced his father" and 'Andrew' thinks it "might be wise" for his son to stay at home...
- when 'Andrew' hacks Facebook to mess with his son's bullies
- when 'Andrew' goes through the Drake equation, factoring in humans simply failing to notice an alien
- 'Andrew' getting his son into a fight
- the whole chapter titled "Advice for a human" is one of my favourite chapters from any book I've read
Interesanta pieeja: skatījums uz cilvēkiem no citplanētieša skatu punkta. Tāda feel-good grāmata kopumā.
I found this book incredibly hard to get into, so hard that I had to switch to Audible to endure it.
The suspension of disbelief was never there, neither was the hook to make me care about any of the characters.
Pedestrian and predictable.
If I wasn't reading it for book club, I wouldn't have finished it.
The suspension of disbelief was never there, neither was the hook to make me care about any of the characters.
Pedestrian and predictable.
If I wasn't reading it for book club, I wouldn't have finished it.
This was great! It's about an alien who is sent to earth to kill a mathematician and to live in disguise as that mathematician himself because he still needs to destroy information to prevent humans from getting a major technological advancement. It was really funny at first but it gets more philosophical at the end which I really love. Would recommend this to everyone.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Typical self-help books masquerading as fiction from Matt Haig. The plot is interesting, funny, and thought-provoking (a tad). As per the self-help part of this book, it’s disappointing how Haig dealt with suicide. He made it seem so simple and blatantly so easy to deal with people who suicidal. Poor execution on that part.
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a lovely book this is - found myself smiling and dismayed in succession at the reminders of how human beings live their lives awaiting death.
I didn't know until I'd finished it that Haig has written it as a kind of mental health exercise after a breakthrough breakdown, but in retrospect, I can totally understand it.
An unnamed being from a galaxy far, far, far away is sent to earth to ensure that the humans do not solve a mathematical enigma and in doing so make incredible leaps in their technology. The being must inhabit the body and life of Andrew Martin and in doing so, he learns the truth of Being Human.
I didn't know until I'd finished it that Haig has written it as a kind of mental health exercise after a breakthrough breakdown, but in retrospect, I can totally understand it.
An unnamed being from a galaxy far, far, far away is sent to earth to ensure that the humans do not solve a mathematical enigma and in doing so make incredible leaps in their technology. The being must inhabit the body and life of Andrew Martin and in doing so, he learns the truth of Being Human.
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes