320 pages · Released Aug 12, 2014 · Simon and Schuster
Content report card
What's inside
Medium confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
None · 0/5
What it offers
Educational value
Some · 2/5
A note for parents
This adult sci-fi novel explores humanity through an alien's eyes with philosophical depth and emotional resonance. While primarily thoughtful and uplifting, it contains mature themes including depression, existential dread, and brief references to violence and substance use that suggest a teen or older audience. The humor is gentle and the ultimate message deeply humanistic, but younger teens may find some emotional weight heavy.
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.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.
