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This was the perfect book for right now. Oddly enough, the story of an alien helped me find the strength to get through each day. This story is emotional, funny, heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. I felt the sincerity of this story on each page, once again proving that Matt Haig has a talent for writing that very few have. This story will resonate with readers as we struggle as a planet to survive the pain and suffering all around.

An alien is sent to earth to inhabit the body of a mathematician in order to prevent his recent discovery from allowing human advancement into deep space travel. But the longer the alien spends on earth, the more sympathy and fondness he develops for his "family" and all of humankind (thanks in no small part to Emily Dickenson and the Beach Boys). This makes them infinitely more difficult to kill. Lovely start to the year. 4⭐️

One of the best books I‘ve read in a while! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full review at: https://erinkonrad.com/2024/10/16/the-humans-book-review/

This was a humorous and sometimes poignant look at what it means to be human. Lots of discussion on mental health, love, and the beauty of humanity. I've never been one to enjoy most poetry but this made me want to seek out the complete work of Emily Dickinson.

I would recommend this book to everyone. Very interesting to have a perspective on who we are. Good story

2/5 - soft so-so
While this book reads well and fast, with some humorous content, I just couldn't get past all the inconsistencies. Where were the editors!?
The thing I hated the most was probably the wannabe inspirational list towards the end... Inconsistent and quite lame.
It's a book that had a lot of potential, that could have really been great...

"I know that some of you reading this are convinced humans are a myth, but I am here to state that they do actually exist."

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I went into this book not even having read the cover blurb or synopsis, but rather having picked it for the cover alone. I am very glad I did because this was such a fun story! It's a humourous and light weight read that's equally deep and moving. That is to say it made me laugh out loud, but also made me think and even tear up a bit. Five stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I truly loved this book with every ounce of my being. Beautiful, funny, and sad. But in a good way. During a particularly rough mental health week, Haig's protagonist made me feel deeply connected to the unique gift it is to be human. Cannot wait to read everything else by this author.

Looking forward to a light and funny read, and from an alien‘s perspective 👽

📸: Typorama

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All I pictured at the beginning of this book was Dick Solomon from 3rd Rock From the Sun. 😅
I really got a lot from this story! It's a good one once you get into it. I'm glad I have a copy of my own, because I feel the need to get my highlighters out and mark my most favorite parts.
I wish I had one of the pages printed out in poster form and could hang it on a wall. Unfortunately my sons already tease me about all the words on my walls.
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4⭐️

I‘ve been starting books and then sending them to the DNF pile left and right as I try to find a story that is not too heavy, not too light, and - a struggle when finding “summer reads” - not romance-y.

This one was a keeper! I knew nothing of the story going in, so it took a little effort to get on board but I absolutely enjoyed the ride. Poignant without being heart wrenching. Wonderful insight. Humor. And the afterward is quite moving.

I can see no better way to celebrate finishing this book and being human in the spirit of this book, than with peanut butter and tea, and those who've read it will certainly understand why.

This is a light read but such a sweet and hilarious reminder of the beauty of being human and of all the great things the intricate human life has to offer.

I really liked The Midnight Library and knew I wanted to read more of Haig‘s books. A funny beginning, but a very very strange book. Humans from the perspective of an alien sent to earth to kill several people because of one person‘s math discovery. I‘ve downplayed it, but it‘s that and about human connection. An odd way to look at human connection, odd and yet also quite unique. Book #20 in 2023

As a human who reads, I feel judged.

The Humans is a warm-hearted, quirky look at what it means to be human. In some moments it‘s full of funny observations about the oddity of our lives, and in other moments it is full of insightful observations about human connection. It‘s a well-balanced, compelling, ultimately hopeful story.

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This is not my usual go-to genre; it‘s one of our summer book club picks.

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The main character is an alien who has to inhabit a body and "be someone".

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Really loved this book infused with terrific humour despite the prose focussing on largely melancholic observations of the human existence and experience - beautifully highlighting its inherent contradictions, helplessness, sublimity and exhilaration. I feel i learned so much and already want to re-read. A beautiful open love letter to being human and humanness. One for the thinkers, dreamers and lovers.

“‘I love you,‘ she said.

And I knew the point of love right then. The point of love was to help you survive.”

Just finished “The Humans” by Matt Haig and it was a fantastic read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

"The possibility of pain is where love stems from."

The Humans
Matt Haig

Basically, the key rule is, if you want to appear sane on Earth, you have to be in the right place, wearing the right clothes, saying the right things, and only stepping on the right kind of grass.

I liked it. Poppy meowed through the last 3 chapters. I don‘t know her well enough to know if they were happy or unhappy meows. School Custodian found her by the dumpster yesterday and put her in his office to keep her safe from freezing temps. I hope she‘s not sick and can be integrated into our family soon. She‘s a wonderful little cat.

Loved the theme of this book and all the messages throughout, found it very entertaining!

I was drinking a cup of tea. I actually enjoyed tea. It was so much better than coffee. It tasted like comfort.

Isobel nodded. She too was drinking tea. The tea seemed to be making things better. It was a hot drink made of leaves, used in times of crisis as a means of restoring normality.

Yes, there are lots of questions. And even more books. So, so many. Humans in their typical human way have written far too many to get through. Reading is added to that great pile of things—work, love, sexual prowess, the words they didn‘t say when they really needed to say them—that they are bound to feel a bit dissatisfied about.

#QuotsyAug21 #familiar

“And yet, when everything is alien the alien becomes familiar.”

Can‘t deny it, Michigan sure has some nice views. 😍

“Humans, as a rule, don‘t like mad people unless they are good at painting, and only then once they are dead. But the definition of mad, on Earth, seems to be very unclear and inconsistent. What is perfectly sane in one era turns out to be insane in another. … So we must conclude that madness is a question sometimes of time and sometimes of post code.”

Next up, my first book by Matt Haig. I follow him on Instagram and absolutely adore him, his outlook, his humor. I‘m sure this will be enjoyable. Using this for the “cover you don‘t like” #readharder2021 prompt. I can‘t say exactly why, but this cover makes me uncomfortable. 😂👃🏻

"Knowledge is finite. Wonder is infinite."

"You can't find happiness looking for the meaning of life. Meaning is only the third most important thing. It comes after loving and being.". Matt Haig, The Humans
Just 2 of the many quotes I love from this book!! Cannot stop thinking about it!
#BookQuotes #Booknerd #mustread

My first ever Matt Haig book and everything they said about his writing is So True!
This one moved me to tears from the very beginning to end. Reminded us how to Be Humans & what humanity really means to us... ❤️

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My first read of Heig is a story about an Alien sent to Earth to stop the discovery of a theory of prime numbers by destroying the evidence and killing anyone who knows about it. The alien falls for his hosts family and chooses to leave his life as an alien. It was funny to see earthly things through the eyes of someone experiencing them for the first time.

🎧 An alien‘s sent to earth in a dead man‘s body to save the universe by killing his “wife & son”.

He‘s told to act normal & spends most of the book trying to get it right.

He falls in love with his wife, gives up everything including immortality & the “gift” to be human then loses it all by telling too much truth.

Well written & narrated. More of a character study as “Andrew” grows a lot as a “human”. I liked Gulliver & Newton.

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Growing up, I was rarely as upset with my friends as when they tried to be cool or impress “the popular people.” Now, with a husband in the music scene, I still knock up against this. Don‘t ever play down your lust for life.

I‘m with Matt Haig, & Simon Pegg, who said, “Being a geek is about being honest about what you enjoy & not being afraid to demonstrate that affection. It means never having to play it cool about how much you like something.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - absolutely brilliant. Matt Haig doesn‘t fail to deliver with this hilarious and emotional piece. It‘s the first book to actually have me laugh out loud. Couldn‘t recommend it highly enough, everyone should read Matt Haig‘s work...you won‘t be disappointed.

Getting reaquinted with Ennio Morricone while finishing this excellent book! So much to digest. A visitor from another world comes to Earth to prevent a mathematian from revealing the solution to an equation that would advance humanity beyond our capacity. Full of biting, true critiques of our species and its fallacies.

I‘m posting one book per day from my ever-increasing TBR. No description. No explanation. Just books to read. Join the fun if you want.

Day 51.

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3.5/5 🌟

If you can suspend your disbelief, it's an enjoyable book.

"This was, I would later realise, a planet of things wrapped inside things. Food inside wrappers. Bodies inside clothes. Contempt inside smiles."

Fun scifi 👽 book and it makes us think about aour own humanity in so many ways. Loved it.

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