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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
An interesting concept and valiant effort into the complexities of human emotion. However, all the characters were flat and the story was very bland and predictable. Had high hopes but was very disappointed. At least I finished it?
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have been in such a reading rut this year and have found it difficult to get through every book. This one was no exception. I enjoyed it, but there wasn’t enough going on or investment in the characters to keep me excited and to keep reading. This morning I had finally said enough is enough to power through the last half. Overall, it isn’t a bad book, just didn’t keep my interest as much as I originally would have thought.
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Really enjoyed reading this little Sci-Fi title. What would an ET think of humans? Matthew Haig has created an engaging story that offers an answer to this conundrum. As you read this story you must ask yourself, Are we a successful species? There are some great quotes in here. I hope you pick it up.
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
‘The Humans’ is one of those books that require a box of tissues.
Matt Haig has written a masterpiece of sentimentality, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I highly recommend this feel-good book. Bite me.
I have copied the book blurb because it is accurate:
” When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where everyone is omniscient and immortal.
He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he forges bonds with Martin’s family. He begins to see hope and beauty in the humans’ imperfection, and begins to question the very mission that brought him there.
Praised by The New York Times as a “novelist of great seriousness and talent,” author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth. The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully and movingly explores the ultimate subject—ourselves.
I need a box of tissues!
;’ )
Matt Haig has written a masterpiece of sentimentality, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I highly recommend this feel-good book. Bite me.
I have copied the book blurb because it is accurate:
” When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth, his first impressions of the human species are less than positive. Taking the form of Professor Andrew Martin, a prominent mathematician at Cambridge University, the visitor is eager to complete the gruesome task assigned him and hurry home to his own utopian planet, where everyone is omniscient and immortal.
He is disgusted by the way humans look, what they eat, their capacity for murder and war, and is equally baffled by the concepts of love and family. But as time goes on, he starts to realize there may be more to this strange species than he had thought. Disguised as Martin, he drinks wine, reads poetry, develops an ear for rock music, and a taste for peanut butter. Slowly, unexpectedly, he forges bonds with Martin’s family. He begins to see hope and beauty in the humans’ imperfection, and begins to question the very mission that brought him there.
Praised by The New York Times as a “novelist of great seriousness and talent,” author Matt Haig delivers an unlikely story about human nature and the joy found in the messiness of life on Earth. The Humans is a funny, compulsively readable tale that playfully and movingly explores the ultimate subject—ourselves.
I need a box of tissues!
;’ )
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a really strange book.
When a human mathematician solves a problem and comes too close to a certain truth to an alien people's comfort, the alien nation sends one of their own to inhabit his body and get rid of both the information and anyone who may have been in contact with it.
However, the alien who takes Andrew Martin's body starts to experience humanity and finds he rather quite likes it, despite all of its flaws.
It's a little out there, a little predictable too, but has some funny moments and is an enjoyable read.
When a human mathematician solves a problem and comes too close to a certain truth to an alien people's comfort, the alien nation sends one of their own to inhabit his body and get rid of both the information and anyone who may have been in contact with it.
However, the alien who takes Andrew Martin's body starts to experience humanity and finds he rather quite likes it, despite all of its flaws.
It's a little out there, a little predictable too, but has some funny moments and is an enjoyable read.
funny
tense
medium-paced