The Humans

The Humans

2013 • 304 pages

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Regarding humans unfavorably upon arriving on Earth, a reluctant extraterrestrial assumes the identity of a Cambridge mathematician before realizing that there is more to the human race than he suspected.


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LOVED this. I definitely would recommend it. It reminded me of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Almost too much so, really. But I still enjoyed it once I got past that annoyance.

May 4, 2015

Great twist on the perspective of ‘The Human Condition' from the eyes of an outsider. I found it insightful and a great read to make you feel the need to be a better person.

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