Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Humans by Matt Haig

49 reviews

adriana1's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying and Death

robyn_quick's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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? N/A

5.0

Much like Craig Raine's poem 'Martian Sends A Postcard Home', 'The Humans' is from the point of view of an alien on earth. The human experience is always front and centre of Haig's work, and this novel finds a unique way for an alien to discover what human really means. A hilarious read that makes you want to achieve all that you have meant to.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

paintedthree's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Very much enjoyed this. I might be seeking out more of Matt Haig's books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Bullying and Self harm

exorbts's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

ellenwilberg's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

milktxa's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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? Yes

4.75

 “The world is what we recognise in our own will. Humans are ruled by their basic desires and this leads to suffering and pain, because our desires make us crave things from the world but the world is nothing but representation.” 

I wasn't expecting to love this book as much as I did. But Matt Haig's writing is simplistic to a point that you feel like it's bad writing, but it's actually so beautiful and so easy to follow. It was definitely really weird at the beginning but as the character develops, you really start to love the characters and feel empathetic for them as they gain their 'humanness. 

 “Recover. The most human of words, the implication being that healthy normal life is covering something - the violence that is underneath.” 

Matt Haig inquires into humanity and what it is that makes us humans. The irrationality, the arts, the accidents and imperfections. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

lilacsophie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Blood, and Death of parent

cozyreadsandcoffee's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

jazdewills's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence