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Quotes from Sorry, Humans (Especially Greg)
And there was Greg, leaning his shoulder against a column with his feet crossed, a green shirt that made his
eyes look greener, a pair of dark jeans, and his attention and thumbs on the telephone device in his hand. His angles and colors were like a painting, like he was a model in a catalog with the caption, “regular, adorable human.” Looking at him, I could almost forget about my masked alien physiology, about Penny hiding somewhere behind me, about my responsibilities, and simply pretend I was a human girl, nervous but excited for a night out.
Almost.
“No, Penny. No killing police. Okay? That is a command: say it back to me.”
She huffed. “Fine. No killing police.”
“Or maiming.”
“Or maiming,” she reluctantly repeated.
“Or even hurting unless it is self-defense.”
“Fine,” she sighed as the policeman approached.
He stood in front of us, looking us up and down. “You two were near the explosion?” he asked.
“Yes.” I forced out a cough as evidence.
“You think this is funny?”
“No, I was coughing . . . because of the . . . smoke.” I coughed again.
He squinted at me. “I notice you didn’t leave with the ambulances.”
“Uh, no, we um. Yes, we are fine. Not counting the coughing obviously. Like all the humans. Like us because we are humans. But we decided not to go to the hospital because . . . we do not like nurses.” I coughed again for good measure, and Penny groaned under her breath.
READ THE FIRST CHAPTER OF SORRY, HUMANS HERE
Janelle Y. –
I absolutely LOVED this book from start to finish. The humor, the characters, the delivery–it’s a messy story in a wonderfully written package. The characters are flawed, but oh so fun! So many lies. So much chaos. So satisfying! And the footnotes add to it all–don’t skip them! I could read this book over and over. HIGHLY recommend!
Keven P. –
Aliens among us? Absurd! Then again? Pozo weaves a fanciful tale full of quirky characters and an unlikely love story between the alien queen and a charming man, but one who is thoroughly human. As for the apology to the humans, well, that is an onion that only the reader can peel away. Pay attention as you do so, while laughing at this unpredictable, intergalactic lark.
Meryl Soh –
Sorry, Humans (Especially Greg) was as funny and as unique as its title indicates. Following Aria, a refugee alien who invaded, er, arrived on our planet we see her meet the very human Greg and try to pass off as human, breaking many rules in the accord that humans set up with the aliens when they arrived. And of course, leading to the destruction of Earth.
Written in the form of an apology explaining everything this was hilarious with Aria as the perfect narrator, bringing the reader along with her as she explained her home planet and others in the universe and just how different Earth was. The perfect blend of comedy and inquisitive, I wish I could read this for the first time all over again. The only thing I found a tiny bit annoying in the reading is that there are several clever footnotes and while they are hyperlinked for my kindle it’s not so easy to go back to the page being read from them (or maybe I’m missing something). Pick this one up if you’re a fan of comedy, sci fi, or just really entertaining books.
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