Reviews

The Humans by Matt Haig

rachael_jo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

pluviophile's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thehal's review against another edition

5.0

Absolut fantastisch! Ein sehr bewegender und amüsanter Roman, der zum Nachdenken anregt und einem zeigt, dass besonders die kleinen Dinge im Leben zählen.

Auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert und lesenswert! (Und wird gewiss eines der Bücher sein, dass ich mindestens zehn Mal in meinem Leben lesen werde und kann ♥)

ejthomas's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

thejessiejoy's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

There was absolutely nothing wrong with the writing of the book. It and the audiobook narration were beautiful. But I wasn’t a fan of the content. I signed up for a book about an alien who explores the earth. Not a series of banal philosophies about humanity and an alien who wants to become human within a month of getting here. 

Beside that, “Resident Alien” does that concept better.

bookish_withsky's review against another edition

5.0

How can I even begin to say what this book means to me? This was such a lovely experience. There were so many quotes that I highlighted and moments that I tabbed. Matt says that he wrote this when he had horrible anxiety and I feel like this book perfectly shows or replicates that. I would recommend this book to anyone who feels as if they have lost faith and humanity. So wholesome and just wonderful.

linzthebookworm's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I thought it was incredibly humorous and showed an interesting perspective. I appreciated the character growth and the fact that "Andrew" was able to overcome his bias towards humans and see the beauty in humanity. I also liked being able to experience his take on things like listening to music for the first time or trying different foods for the first time.

To read my complete review check out: https://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2022/03/book-review-humans-by-matt-haig.html

gingirl7001's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

tillybolgar's review against another edition

3.75

Enjoyable holiday read, hasnt really stuck with me but I do remember it being good, funny and life affirming

grimoiregirlie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0