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Cover of The Humans

The Humans

Matt Haig (2013)

SubgenreFantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages142 (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age14
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentMild
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

DeathDeceptionHidden Identity

Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryHumorHeartwarmingHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

Alien ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterHidden IdentityComing of Age

Themes

IdentityWhat It Means to Be HumanEmpathyConnectionCultural PerspectivePrejudice and UnderstandingFamily

Synopsis

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

Tags

Science FictionLiterary FictionContemporaryPhilosophical Fiction