Strange Planet

By Nathan W. Pyle

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Straight from the mind of New York Times bestselling author Nathan W. Pyle, Strange Planet is an adorable and profound universe in pink, blue, green, and purple, based on the phenomenally popular Instagram of the same name!

Strange Planet covers a full life cycle of the planet’s inhabitants, including milestones such as:

The Emergence Day

Being Gains a Sibling

The Being Family Attains a Beast

The Formal Education of a Being

Celebration of Special Days

Being Begins a Vocation

The Beings at Home

Health Status of a Being

The Hobbies of a Being

The Extended Family of the Being

The Being Reflects on Life While Watching the Planet Rotate

With dozens of never-before-seen illustrations in addition to old favorites, this fixed-format e-book offers a sweet and hilarious look at a distant world not all that unlike our own.

I feel more attractive.

Honestly, you are.

It’s the star damage.

I CRAVE STAR DAMAGE.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Nov 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9780062998019

Nathan W. Pyle

Nathan W. Pyle is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet, Stranger Planet, NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette, and 99 Stories I Could Tell. He is a former staff writer and illustrator for BuzzFeed. He is based in New York City but travels the country speaking about creativity and storytelling. 

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Reviews for Strange Planet

[TrishanTeam · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Intriguing.
A very different yet reasonable outlook, maybe an alien would describe our lifestyle like this.
I would love to refer this one to my people.

[Lyju · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very good, creative, and funny. It is awesome, take it for what it is and you will enjoy reading this book.

[Lokalogia · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I starting with no expectation, but this book really good!

[Meghan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very cute! Lots of funny cartoons to point out the silliness of humanity.

[Hannah RT · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is awesome! I was able to talk about the book after I read it. You did well! ... If you have some great stories like this one, you can publish it on Novel Star, just submit your story to [e-mail] or [e-mail]

[Natasha · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Pyle's characters (the "beings," that is) and drawings are both super charming.

[Sarah Trehern · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A quick fun read that had me LOL a couple of times.

[Bookjunkie_57 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Strange Planet
Strange Planet, Book 1

I Picked Up This Book Because: I am a fan of the author's artwork.

Media Type: Digital Book
Source: Scribd
Dates Read: 1/5/21 - 1/7/21
Stars: 4

The Story:

A seriously cute comic about a group of beings and their experiences on this strange planet. I love their point of view and their quirky vocabulary. My only fault with the book, which may not really be a fault but just the way I’m used to seeing it presented, is it was kind of overwhelming reading it all straight through. I’m used to seeing them shared by the artist daily on his Instagram page and I think that is what I prefer. This would make an excellent coffee table book as I feel it could start many enjoyable conversations.

The Random Thoughts:


Challenges:

A to Z Reading Challenge 2021 - S
Goodreads Book Bingo 2021 - A book less than 200 pages

[Shruti · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The best humor book I've read. I wonder how people are so smart with their words.

[Joanna Disch · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Aufgrund der Goodreads Choice Awards gelesen. Ist ganz nett, aber irgendwie nicht meins. Zumindest konnte mich das Buch nicht überzeugen. Zu Beginn dachte ich noch, dass mir die Comics zusagen könnten, da sie doch viele Punkte vereinen, die mir persönlich zusagen. Doch je mehr ich blätterte, desto bewusster wurde mir, dass der Funke nicht springen wird...

[word.owl · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

So cute! The aliens observe the strangeness of the world around them.

Favorite things include the "seriousness cloth" and the "hot danger screamer."

Also looking forward to requesting a mutual limb enclosure from a loved one now.

[Hannah Hartung · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Cute and funny! A great collection of this comic. Made me laugh out loud a few times

[Brianna Bell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really loved the book. I really liked how the characters talked in ways that were entertaining and strange.

[vegangymgirl · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Lool very nice book a new idea about a graph book .. it’s so simply idea about how to look or variable the things about us or daily life .. very adult and funny .

[dorothy2012-444115 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Delightful!!

[linyarai · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I read this for the "A Comic Book" part of my 2020 reading challenge. I knew I loved his comics from what I had seen online, but having them all in one collection made them so much better. Some of these were familiar, but a bunch were new to me and all were really clever and funny. I'm really excited he's doing a second collection.

[glennbell_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a short book of ironic humor. The author provides a common sense point of view of common experiences. The terminology and explanations provide insight into some of our illogical activities. Moderately humorous.

[daumari · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

If you've seen the webcomics, you get the idea- but now in dead tree form!

[awfki_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

2023-12-05: Not much to be said. Funny cartoons that often cast an interesting light on human actions.

[pferdina · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Many of these little comics make me smile.

[salsabrarian · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

My introduction to the Strange Planet comics and I loved it! Interpreting the formal alien dialogue was half the fun: "Imagine pleasant nonsense" for "sweet dreams"; "may we initiate obscure and pursue" for "can we play hide and seek?"; "sustenance preserver" for "refrigerator; 'mouthpush" for "kiss." Outrageous and hilarious!

[marigoldjackifitz · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Aliens celebrating traditional holidays. Visiting haunted houses. Learning to ride a bike.

I read it in one sitting.

[Amber Haley · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Strange Planet is funny. I think this is how Sheldon would talk to his child if he and Amy produced a being.

[Lacey Jean · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

it was funny and now i will talk wierd for all of my life spane hope they make mor books

[terran_9 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is definitely my kind of humor. I read it in the voices of the Coneheads on SNL.

[lvstrongpuff · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved this book. I love the idea of someone else trying to explain things that we do everyday. It really made me laugh out loud. I could read one aloud to a co-worker and he/she will totally know what I am talking about without even seeing the pictures. This really is a fun read.

[bookwyrmm_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful dry humor.

[henrimoreaux · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Strange Planet is a comic based around a simple concept, the retelling of everyday events on a strangle planet. Yet, despite being such a simple concept it's the execution that makes it hilarious. The wording combined with the little alien facial expressions when relaying ordinary events such as when the parent alien is sitting at the dining table with the child alien and there is salad left on the dinner plates and the parent alien tells the child alien to 'ingest your leaves' the child replies 'I do not desire leaves' to which the parent replies 'put the leaves in your mouth' to which the child replies 'it is an unpleasant sensation'. The parent then states 'life will be full of unpleasant sensations, you need to experience a wide range so you can properly gauge which ones are worst' and ends with the child alien banging his head on the dining table. Vastly better with the illustrations, trust me.

[mickyfine · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A collection of Nathan W. Pyle's charming comics of aliens experiencing life on Earth. I find constant delight in how the alien's phrase their observations and highly recommend checking out his stuff if you haven't before.

[freelunch_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Superb!If you've never read Nathan W. Pyle's "Strange Planet" strip you should look it up online today.If you've seen it you know what you'll be getting. This book is nicely bound, printed in colour and features some new and revised content.Highly recommended.