Book Group - Sept 2014 - The Humans -Discussion thread

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pink fairy Jan 2015 8:35am, 12 Jan 2015 336 posts	0 pink fairy 4 months later and I finally read this! It was the first book I'd read on my new paperwhite kindle. Overall I enjoyed it. I liked that it was pretty easy read and not overly-long so it didn't feel like it was pushing the point. I found myself telling my OH about funny/ interesting bits of the story which is normally a good indication I'm enjoying it. I too was intrigued throughout whether it was a breakdown or not. I was also happy it made me listen to Clair de Lune. The list at the end was too long and a bit pretentious, but Leonardo Da Vinci made me laugh too.
emdee Jan 2015 10:19am, 19 Jan 2015 2,711 posts	0 emdee Finally finished this myself the other day and I really enjoyed it. I thought the whole list thing was actually quite nice, and whilst some of it was a little trite, I could imagine something like that making a difference to a troubled teenager.
Pestomum Aug 2015 8:13am, 12 Aug 2015 6,031 posts	0 Pestomum My two young teenage boys have just finished this and thought it was very clever. Which probably explains why I didn't like it at all
Bintmcskint Aug 2015 8:22am, 12 Aug 2015 23,185 posts	0 Bintmcskint I know what you mean, pesto. It was primarily marketed to a YA readership and I think that was a good move by the publisher. Not sure who, if anybody in particular, Matt Haig was writing for.
Diogenes Aug 2015 8:37am, 12 Aug 2015 10,618 posts	0 Diogenes As I recall, he was writing it for himself
LindsD Aug 2015 8:47am, 12 Aug 2015 6,251 posts	0 LindsD
Bintmcskint Aug 2015 12:31pm, 12 Aug 2015 23,187 posts	0 Bintmcskint That makes sense
Shoddy Oct 2015 1:03pm, 6 Oct 2015 11 posts	0 Shoddy You should not feed your dog peanut butter, it is not good for them.