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A review by debosmitathereader
The Humans by Matt Haig
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-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
"A human life is on average 80 Earth years or around 30,000 Earth days. Which means they are born, they make some friends, eat a few meals, they get married, or they don’t get married, have a child or two, or not, drink a few thousand glasses of wine, have sexual intercourse a few times, discover a lump somewhere, feel a bit of regret, wonder where all the time went, know they should have done it differently, realise they would have done it the same, and then they die. Into the great black nothing. Out of space. Out of time. The most trivial of trivial zeroes. And that’s it, the full caboodle. All confined to the same mediocre planet."
Introducing a new favorite book of mine.
Ratings-- Solid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.
From the time I finished the book,I cannot stop thinking about it. It was such a thought provoking book that that inspired me to see the world in a bit different way.
"THE HUMANS" is a wise and gripping tale of an alien getting put into a renowned mathematicians life whose mission was to delete all evidence that a mathmateical theory was solved, and kill anyone who knows it was solved. The first line of the prologue made me laugh with tears and from then the humour never failed to impress me.
I loved everything about the unnamed narrator(the alien). I loved how at first his opinion about humanity was so pessimistic and then it changed in a better. His relationship growth with his wife and son was very sweet and emotional.
I loved how Matt's wrote humour in a heartwarming way. While sci-fi is not my 'comfort-zone' genre,I found the book very enjoying. Maybe it is the time to read more books from this genre and making sure to read more by Matt Haig(this is my 3rd book by him).
Introducing a new favorite book of mine.
Ratings-- Solid ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.
From the time I finished the book,I cannot stop thinking about it. It was such a thought provoking book that that inspired me to see the world in a bit different way.
"THE HUMANS" is a wise and gripping tale of an alien getting put into a renowned mathematicians life whose mission was to delete all evidence that a mathmateical theory was solved, and kill anyone who knows it was solved. The first line of the prologue made me laugh with tears and from then the humour never failed to impress me.
I loved everything about the unnamed narrator(the alien). I loved how at first his opinion about humanity was so pessimistic and then it changed in a better. His relationship growth with his wife and son was very sweet and emotional.
I loved how Matt's wrote humour in a heartwarming way. While sci-fi is not my 'comfort-zone' genre,I found the book very enjoying. Maybe it is the time to read more books from this genre and making sure to read more by Matt Haig(this is my 3rd book by him).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide