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The Humans: A Novel Paperback – August 12, 2014

by Matt Haig (Author)
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The bestselling, award-winning author of The Midnight Library offers his funniest, most devastating dark comedy yet, a “silly, sad, suspenseful, and soulful” (Philadelphia Inquirer) novel that’s “full of heart” (Entertainment Weekly).

When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where everyone is omniscient and immortal.

He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he forges bonds with Martin’s family. He begins to see hope and beauty in the humans’ imperfection, and begins to question the very mission that brought him there.

Praised by The New York Times as a “novelist of great seriousness and talent,” author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth. The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully and movingly explores the ultimate subject—ourselves.
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  1. Print length
    320 pages
  2. Language
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    Simon & Schuster
  4. Publication date
    August 12, 2014
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.7 x 8.38 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1476730598
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1476730592
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  1. Basically, the key rule is, if you want to appear sane on Earth, you have to be in the right place, wearing the right clothes, saying the right things, and only stepping on the right kind of grass.
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Matt Haig is the bestselling author of several books including the Alex Award–winning The Radleys, Humans, and The Midnight Library. An alumnus of Hull University and Leeds, his work has been translated into twenty-nine languages. He lives in York with his wife, UK novelist Andrea Semple, and their two children.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster; Reprint edition (August 12, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476730598
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1476730592
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.38 inches
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Matt Haig is the internationally bestselling author of the novels The Midnight Library, How to Stop Time, The Humans, The Radleys, children's novel A Boy Called Christmas, and memoir Reasons to Stay Alive. His latest novel is The Life Impossible, which will be published in summer 2024. His work has been translated into over fifty languages.

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Spiegs
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent philosophical take on humanity through eyes of an alien
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2024
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Although a heavy topic this book is an easy read with brief chapters. Using viewpoint of alien to appreciate the good and the bad of humanity opened the eyes of this human reader to new perspectives. Similar to Resident Alien on Netflix without the humor and tangential stories. Sweet under lying tone focusing on positive aspects of being a mortal human with free will.
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Vanessa Miller
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining & thoughtful
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2024
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This is a good read. Entertaining and thought proprovoking. It makes you look at human kind from a different perspective. A beautiful love story as well
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E W
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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Loved this book. So many moments of beauty. Seeing the narrator's perspective shift and morph throughout his journey is meaningful. The advice presented near the end of the book is sublime in it's simplicity, heart, and truth.
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KAHyde
5.0 out of 5 stars All Humans Should Read this Book
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
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Such a funny and deeply moving book. Through an alien’s point of view the author explores the mysteries and contradictions of being human. Don’t let the fact that the narrator is an alien turn you away. This is a human book not a sci-fi book.
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Rita Mota
3.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, but not engaging
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
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I shouldn’t compare this to ‘The Midnight Library’, but I didn’t love ‘The Humans’ as much. I found the book filled with wise passages and observations, but the story was lengthy and monotonous at times. I wasn’t really invested in the alien’s story after entering the thick of the plot. I did find Gulliver’s storyline quite moving. I was also interested in Isobel, who represents countless women who have been relegated to the margins of history and the home. It’s a very well written book, it’s quirky (which I appreciate), but I was not engaged and often wondered off mentally while reading.
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Ineke Stoneham
4.0 out of 5 stars A tender argument for being human
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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If “advanced civilization” is as Haig has imagined it, I want no part of it. I think that’s the argument this novel makes - we are messy, illogical, and often exasperating, but that’s what makes us beautiful. Part love story, part science fiction suspense, another lovely, and slightly odd, read from Haig.
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Morgan Hein
5.0 out of 5 stars so unique and so wholesome
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I LOVED this book. It took me a bit longer to finish(work,chores,etc) but each and every time I took the time to read this book, it always had me thinking. If Aliens were to be real, I would picture this scenario happening and they would disguise themselves as one of us. It makes you think as a human philosophical questions like “what is our purpose?” “Is this really worth worrying about?” I consider this wholesome cause it gives you a newer perspective on life in addition to the main character befriending a dog. I recommend this book for anybody who wants to challenge those questions about life and experience it through an alien’s pov.
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Sarah Bee
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book - the emotions, sense of belonging, sense of *not* belonging, and our MC eventually finding out what is important in life is so beautifully written. A light, thoughtful, immersive read. My 2nd book of Haig's - excited to check out more :)
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Alejandro S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Una grata sorpresa
Reviewed in Mexico on August 17, 2023
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Este libro fue todo un viaje, me gustó como la historia fue marcando el cómo el ser humano necesita de muchos sentimientos para estar en la vida... Quisiera decir más pero estaría añadiendo cosas de la trama que, a mi parecer, son puntos fuertes en la historia.

Lo recomiendo ampliamente, más si quieres leer sobre un punto de vista distinto de la vida y el ser humano.
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Soledad
5.0 out of 5 stars Te deja pensando
Reviewed in Spain on October 22, 2023
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Muy buen libro te entretiene y te deja pensando al mismo tiempo.
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Ruchi
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Reviewed in India on September 19, 2023
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Book arrived in perfect condition
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IBANEZ
5.0 out of 5 stars Super
Reviewed in France on May 4, 2021
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Ce livre m'a beaucoup plus, il vous emmène dans son univers rapidement et se lit très facilement !
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Reno
5.0 out of 5 stars Consigliato
Reviewed in Italy on February 3, 2021
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Davvero, un buon libro per esercitarsi nell'apprendimento della lingua
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