The Humans

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SYNOPSIS:

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. OR IS THERE? After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst an alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, and he's a dog. Who is he really? And what could make someone change their mind about the human race . . . ?

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REVIEW

(5 STARS)

I can't even put into words how much I loved this book. I think it might have been my favorite read so far this year.

For me, it's tougher to write good reviews than bad ones because with good books I get speechless. I feel so starstruck and so sad this ride is over, I honestly don't know what to say. I always feel like I'll fail the author because I'll never make his work justice. Where to start?

First and foremost, I need to tell you Haig's writing is phenomenal. Out of this world really, maybe even Vonnadorian. He made me laugh so hard I embarrassed myself in public, for the laughter escaped my mouth before I realized; yet at the end, I was crying so severely I forgot out to breathe properly. The tears I shed were a mix of emotions: not only was I sad because our main character was heartbroken, but I also felt that hopelessness that comes when you're finishing a book you adored. It's tough to turn the last few pages of such an amazing novel and know you'll never read it for the first time ever again; that you'll never feel these feelings again because you'll know what to expect.

It's a bittersweet sensation to be a reader, especially when you find your new favorite book.

Haig taught me how to be a better human and what being a human means through the eyes of an alien.

This author is a philosopher, a poet, and a musician. He plucks at your brain like a guitarist plucks the strings of a guitar until you suddenly reach Nirvana.

I experienced several epiphanies while reading this, one of them being: not all humans are bad, just like not all aliens will try to kill you. And dying can be fun, as long as you experience immortality first, which you won't, so you must get naked and live a little.

In all seriousness, do yourself a favor and pick this book up.

The pace is amazing, an illusion performed by its short chapters, that give you a feeling of quick progress.

The characters are deep, flawed and they grow throughout the story so you won't be bored. They also make you think which, you know, it's great.

Read this book to learn how to be human. Honestly, it should be taught in schools for it makes you more humane, more civil and more empathetic, traits Humanity is in desperate need of.