The Humans, by Matt Haig

The Humans, by Matt Haig Interplanetary Xenophobes, beware! "The Humans" is a must-read story about the condition of being human; our foibles and weaknesses, our strengths and character. As the reader followers the first-person narration, he is drawn into the descriptions of human emotions, interactions, and our own understanding of the human-ness of our world. Our protagonist has been sent to destroy the knowledge of certain information (though not the information itself), and in doing so discovers that our inferior predicament is, in many ways, more desirable than his own. Especially love. And sunsets. And friendship. And why these things mean so very much to us as humans. The story itself is fascinating, from a sociological point of view, examining our collective thoughts in fine detail, mixing them with a dash of Dickinson and a jar of peanut butter, and somehow returning them in such a way as to make the reader almost jealous of each new discovery. The writing is easy, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, always captivating. Highly recommended!