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The Humans
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Narrated by:
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Mark Meadows
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By:
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Matt Haig
About this listen
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. OR IS THERE?
After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst an alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, and he's a dog. Who is he really? And what could make someone change their mind about the human race . . . ?
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- Oskar Berggren
- 03-04-21
Funny, sad, beautiful, uplifting
Just excellent! Especially for those struggling with their faith in humanity. A much needed tale recognizing the ugliness and terrible things of humanity but then leading the reader/listener to find astounding beauty shining through the cracks of human fallibility and mortality.
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- LJFen
- 14-08-21
It was ok
For me it was just ok, an easy listen. I think I just couldn’t find anything to like (or dislike enough to keep me interested) about the main character or any others.
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- thomas plant
- 09-09-21
A beautiful thought provoking book
This was an excellent book. At times it made you laugh, at times it made you think. At times it was beautiful. At times it was sad. I loved every minute of it. And after all, isn’t love the thing all humans crave?
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- J M Welch
- 20-04-22
Whimsically heartwarming
I smiled and dispaired at the familiarity and honesty of the observations about human nature.
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- Hoi Lam H Cheng
- 24-12-22
Really enjoyable book
Really enjoyed the story and insight of what it’s like to be a human. Great humour and it’s hard to pause. Well performed as well.
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- Matthew Howarth
- 01-03-23
Change of Perspective
Good listen, easy to get into and builds up quite nicely, I just found it lacking in some areas, but then would come a line that would catch me off guard and have me bursting out loud with laughter. The perspective of the main character does make you look at everything a little more deeply, and if anything question maths a little more into the world
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- Mrs. Lk Poulsom
- 28-06-24
Excellent
It took me a little longer to get into this story than Haig's other books but once I started to feel some empathy with the alien central character, I was hooked. I laughed out loud on my commute a few times. Superb writing again and expert narration. It's five stars from me!
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- Markus Hertrich
- 09-06-24
Enjoyable but a bit repetitive
Great idea, but the same concept of being unfamiliar with ’life’ gets recycled over and over again.
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- L. Blunston
- 30-07-24
Great book
I cant believe how much i enjoyed this book. The detail, the links. Wonderful read
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- M. MAY
- 17-10-21
The start was a bit odd.....
..... and I almost returned the book. But I'm glad I stuck with it, this is a really thought provoking story, which I will return to soon.
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