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The Humans by Matt Haig

16 reviews

cathem2's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Murder, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Suicide, Death, and Infidelity

beccajreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this. It was dark and philosophical and sad, but also a bit silly and fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Medical content, and Alcohol

starrylight's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.75

Wonderful book about life that makes you sit back and think about all the good things and bad humans have done to each other and the planet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, and Alcohol

tascaraudo's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

Fun little jaunt through a favorite trope of mine: explaining human society and customs to aliens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Infidelity, Death, and Alcohol

CW for student/professor relations.

shashy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug use, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

jwells's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective

The description makes this book sound a bit more like a comedy, but it turned out darker than I expected. Check the content warnings. Very good though. Looking forward to reading Matt Haig's other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Lovable dog character

survives to the end of the book :)

georgie_mb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-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

4.5

For someone who doesn’t really read sci-fi, this was just fab (tbh it’s Matt Haig, are we surprised 😂)

This took a while to get into while how narrator got used to Earth, and I’m not overly mad about that because that could have been on purpose. It was so great to see them adjust and learn to humans, and there were some really funny moments. Like all Haig’s books, however, it also broke my heart several times and showed beauty and wonder in times of sadness. 

I feel like I want to reread this, now that I know how this story is shaped, just to really dig deeper into Haig’s hidden messages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Murder, and Self harm

sunnybauds's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is honestly one of the best books I've read in awhile. I read most of it over a couple of plane rides, and I could barely put it down. It has just the right mix of humor, sci-fi, romance, and contemporary fiction, and has something for just about everyone. The characters are (mostly) likable, but also feel very real (even the alien narrator!). And there's a dog who you'll instantly fall in love with. 

Overall, 4.75 for the slightly rushed ending, but phenomenal otherwise. A decent length read that makes you think about life and love, and what it means to be human.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Infidelity, and Death

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Grief, Bullying, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Stalking

princessnomi's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Cursing, and Death

ate_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts