The Humans

At the start, I thought this book was going to be cheesy. An alien comes to Earth and points out all these inconsistencies in human behavior and it felt like an intro to anthropology course in college. But as the book went on and the alien has to struggle more with adapting to human life in order to remain hidden and starts seeing not only the inconsistencies in human life and behavior, but also the joys in it, it becomes much more interesting and challenging. Anyone can point out that the amount and types of clothing humans wear can be silly, but demonstrating the power of love is a much different concept.

My first read-twice book. A love letter to humanity.

This is the first time I've read this was 2 years ago, directly after reading Matt Haig's ‘How to stay alive', and as such, it was easy to see the relationship between The Humans and Haig's own personal experiences.

On second reading I really enjoyed the characters perspective and fresh eyes on the world.

After my own personal tragedy, I remember walking through the woods and seeing the beauty of the late summer light shining through the plant life, as if seeing the beauty of everything that surrounds us.

Haig's writing and this story in particular, reminds me of this feeling. Seeing the wonder and amazing around us all the time.

The impossibly unique circumstances that bring us together, and for those lucky ones, share the love with others.

I could describe the story in this review, but instead I'd recommend reading this book and simply falling in love with all the wonder around you.