Book Review: The Humans
The Humans is a science-fiction/dark comedy book written by British author Matt Haig. The narrative of the book follows an alien lifeform who is sent to planet Earth to infiltrate and prevent the human race from discovering of a mathematical equation which would forward their advancement to a level which could threaten the entire universe. To do this, the alien species abduct and kill a Cambridge University lecturer called Andrew Martin. Charged with taking the form of Andrew Martin, our alien main character must find a way to incorporate itself into the dysfunctional life Andrew Martin left behind all the while learning its way through what it truly means to be human in the process. On the positive end, I liked the setup behind this books story for the most part. While the concept of an alien coming to Earth and learning what it means to be fundamentally human isn’t an untouched idea, I really like how Matt Haig approached it. He pulls no punches in...
