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samantasas's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
5.0
nestop's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
3.5
katykelly's review against another edition
4.0
I like unusual narrators. I like seeing known situations from unusual perspectives.
I also really liked Matt Haig's first book, The Radleys, and was pleasantly surprised to see such a different direction taken with The Humans. The diversity is impressive.
This is a great read. An alien has been sent to Earth after his civilisation learn that a mathematics professor, Andrew Martin, has solved the Reimann hypothesis and is thus about to change the history of mankind forever. His impersonator is charged with the task of destroying all evidence of this advance and eliminating any who know of it, including the professor's family.
The 'new' Andrew Martin is contemptuous of humanity, condescending and supercilious. His take on mankind is funny though, and his gradual shift towards understanding and compassion for the population moving and affecting.
It reminded me of Doctor Who in one sense - The Doctor is an alien who feels compassion towards humans, and it's only with effort sometimes (or it is just me?!) that I remember that it's a human actor portraying this alien and the story is written by a human. In the same vein, Haig has taken the step back to look at humans from the perspective of someone who is looking at us all from a more highly advanced species and seeing our quirks and petty foibles.
Humorous, moving (especially the scenes with Martin's son) and fresh, this moves at a quick pace and is highly enjoyable.
I also really liked Matt Haig's first book, The Radleys, and was pleasantly surprised to see such a different direction taken with The Humans. The diversity is impressive.
This is a great read. An alien has been sent to Earth after his civilisation learn that a mathematics professor, Andrew Martin, has solved the Reimann hypothesis and is thus about to change the history of mankind forever. His impersonator is charged with the task of destroying all evidence of this advance and eliminating any who know of it, including the professor's family.
The 'new' Andrew Martin is contemptuous of humanity, condescending and supercilious. His take on mankind is funny though, and his gradual shift towards understanding and compassion for the population moving and affecting.
It reminded me of Doctor Who in one sense - The Doctor is an alien who feels compassion towards humans, and it's only with effort sometimes (or it is just me?!) that I remember that it's a human actor portraying this alien and the story is written by a human. In the same vein, Haig has taken the step back to look at humans from the perspective of someone who is looking at us all from a more highly advanced species and seeing our quirks and petty foibles.
Humorous, moving (especially the scenes with Martin's son) and fresh, this moves at a quick pace and is highly enjoyable.
caitlin1002's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absolutely loved this book. I think it is my favorite of Matt's
joandidionenthusiast's review against another edition
5.0
it all comes back to her (the santa cruz mountains)
sarahthereadingaddict's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant book. Once again Matt Haig has triumphed in his book writing skills.
This book is so interesting, the way things are explained and described from the perspective another wordly creature is fantastic.
It has you questioning why certain things are the way they are and wondering what you would think if you were new to earth.
It has some hard hitting discussions in and it's a real eye opener. Brilliantly written.
This book is so interesting, the way things are explained and described from the perspective another wordly creature is fantastic.
It has you questioning why certain things are the way they are and wondering what you would think if you were new to earth.
It has some hard hitting discussions in and it's a real eye opener. Brilliantly written.
k_smith_1990's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
meganwar1223's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
4.75