#the humans

[a-whispering-echo]

TOYS!

this is always how i interpreted this line when i first heard of narrator Chara.

the kiddos <3

pretty sure i did well making them LOOK like kids! in not great at portraying AGE in character, i think, but i think they look small so, we're good!

under the cut is the drawing of Chara at full opacity <3

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

[dailyquotes6563]

Your character is not a fixed thing. You will sometimes have to move to keep up with it.

Matt Haig, The Humans

[the-whimsigoth-witch]

The beef between me and my ultra-religious coworker is so silly to me because once again, she finds ways to throw religion into everything and again I’m being victimized by my workplace’s Question of the Day.

Today’s question: “what book do you recommend”

My answer: “The Humans by Matt Haig” (this book follows an alien as he learns about humans and what makes humanity so complex and yet beautiful. It involves a lot of math and scientific concepts while still remaining science fiction)

My coworker’s answer: “The Bible by God”

[rjalker]

"look zyg if I wanted to kill you I'd have done it already can you please just trust me already we just want to be friends"

[ID: A detailed, black and white ink drawing of a scene from the short story Cry from a Far Planet, by Tom Godwin, showing a large, cat-like alien with black fur and lighter markings rearing up on their hind legs, using one paw to brush the face of a human man, who tries to move away from it, holding a scifi gun in one hand, his other arm raised to protect himself. The two are standing inside a darkened spaceship, with knobs and dials around them. End ID.]

Cry from a Far Planet, by Tom Godwin, from Amazing Science Fiction Stories September 1958.

Also available as an audiobook on Librivox's youtube channel in this collection video

I love this concept. yes. Lets travel the stars together and make friends with people!!! And stop having communication issues!!!!

not that the telepathy is a guarenteed way to fix the communication issues. as is the whole thing going on here. RIP

[mediademon]

"Maybe loving someone long term is more about deciding whether to go through life unhappy alone or unhappy with someone else?"

THE HUMANS (2021) dir. Stephen Karam

[meeks-just-wants-to-scroll]

My interpretation of how the aliens + Andrew Martin looks like from The Humans by Matt Haig.

I don’t rlly know where I got the idea from, but the aliens were always these long faced, purple tentacled things. The narrator alien (I nicknamed him “Andrew” due to a lack of other names) is kind of an introvert in their society; more inclined to follow commands than oppose authority. They got in trouble with the authority after expressing mathematical opinions that differed from the opinions of the majority. Expressing such individualism got them in enough trouble to be sent on a mission involving being amongst the vile alien species called “humans.” Little do they know, sending “Andrew” was the worst choice because they were more inclined than others to be changed by their surroundings.

[minch-makes-stills]

The humans (2021) dir. Stephen Karam

[wellwellelle]

maybe the theme of the humans is uhh. sometimes your family is the problem and the solution.

[theresnosafeharbor4myships]

...humans are still at the point in their development where they see a strong difference between the mental and the physical within the same body. They have mental hospitals and body hospitals, as if one doesn't directly affect the other.

The Humans, by Matt Haig

[edsonlnoe]

P⬤22 Rising Filmmaker Ángeles Cruz Nudo Mixteco Stephen Karam The Humans Aneil Karia Surge Domee Shi Turning Red Bassam Tariq Mogul Mowgli Charlotte Wells Aftersun

[dailyquotes6563]

Wear clothes, by all means, but remember they are clothes.

Matt Haig, The Humans

[sunshinepoltergeist]

the humans (2021) // dir. stephen karam

[emerald-notes]

My Top 3 Books of 2022

[meeks-just-wants-to-scroll]

This might be really niche but I imagine Professor Andrew Martin from The Humans by Matt Haig looks like Abraham Beglin (of course, I imagine Andrew is younger. Still, whenever I reread The Humans, all I can imagine is this mile long stare Beglin does.)