Shruti and Neha discuss The Humans by Matt Haig, a novel that is dressed up as science fiction, but is really about learning to love life. We talk about reading the right book at the right time, science fiction's relationship to colonialism, and bigger questions about the way we live today. We also wonder if there is a such thing as self-help fiction.

Shelf Discovery:

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong

The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Edith Eger

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Spoilers start at 22:20

Content warning: suicide, mental health

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The Humans by Matt Haig: survival and curiosity