![]() When he begins to fall in love with ‘his’ own wife and comes to care for ‘their’ son–who have no idea he’s not the real Andrew–the alien must choose between completing his mission and returning home or finding a new home right here on Earth, whilst learning that home is not a location but rather a state of mind. Quite by accident, the alien soon finds himself learning more about the professor, his family, and “the humans” than he had ever expected. ![]() Yet, things are never that simple, especially not such a bizarre world like Earth. Sent to Earth to destroy any evidence of Andrew Martin’s greatest achievement the solution to the most difficult mathematical problem faced by humans to date, The Riemann Hypothesis, to halt human progression, his job was meant to be a quick and simple task, it was meant to last only a few days, it was meant to be a punishment. ![]() ![]() This revelation soon strikes the alien impostor, from a (very very very very very…very) distant planet known as Vonnadoria, as a shock as he is now the sole occupant of the recently deceased professor’s body. However, it quickly becomes apparent that the dear professor wasn’t a particularly redeeming character– in fact, he was downright awful and that’s putting it mildly. Our (supposed) hero, Professor Andrew Martin, is already dead before the book even begins. 2: The Humans by Matt Haig, while delightful contains reference to infidelity and suicide, read at your own risk. “The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.”― Emily Dickinson ![]()
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