A review by booksandbongs
The Humans by Matt Haig

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective

4.5

The Humans is a sci-fi novel by Matt Haig, where a mathematics professor becomes the victim of body snatching. 

My first vacation read! I was surprised with how much I enjoyed this one. I loved the reflections on humanity and enjoying the mundane. The “outside” perspective of what it means to be a human was really charming and well done. Humor is sprinkled throughout the story keeping the tone from being too heavy, but this is definitely still an emotional read. 

The highlight of the book for me is towards the end when the alien gives a long list of advice to humans. While some of them are funny, a lot of them are beautiful and raw.

Even if you aren’t a sci-fi fan, this one is worth picking up. If you enjoy Haig’s writing you will probably like this one - I liked it a lot more than Midnight Library! 

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