My copper hair is gone, replaced with uneven strands that drop from my scalp in 203 shades of brown...I press my finger to my cheek, and my skin indents against the pressure. So weak and malleable. My stomach drops. I am changed, no longer an Almost. Not even a Different.
I am human.
Becoming Human is told from three different points of view. One view is told from Carter’s point, a redneck boy from Georgia on the planet Earth, the next one is told from Kobab’s point, a robotic girl who dreams of being perfect and having feelings like humans, and then we have Ags, an alien girl who dreams of becoming a guardian of Earth-like her mother.
Carter’s father believes in aliens but not Carter. Carter thinks his Dad is nuts for believing in aliens. But then his father introduces him to an exchange student who starts to act strange and do strange, magical things that start to open his eyes to the fact that aliens just might be real.
Kobab’s planet is becoming extinct and in need of a new home. Kobab is sent to Earth to try and talk humans into letting them live/share their planet. If Kobab can’t bring peace between the two species then they will try to take the Earth from the humans.
When Ags learns that Kobab is from another planet she goes undercover to find out why she has come to Earth. Ags loves everything about Earth and humans and tries to be just like them in every way. Ags wants to be the best guardian that she can be even better than her mother. Ags loves helping people and doing the right thing.
I really enjoyed reading Becoming Human and learning how all their lives intertwined. I was hooked from the beginning as Carter’s, Kobab’s and Ags’ stories were revealed and wondering how all their stories were going to come together and how their story was going to end. I love the world that was created for Becoming Human.
I enjoyed watching as Kobab tried to figure out each feeling and wondering and wanting to know how it felt to be sad or happy etc... She reminded me of the alien in the movie Starman staring Jeff Bridges as he was learning to speak English and learn the names of things. I would love to see Becoming Human on the big screen. I would also like to read more about Carter, Kobab, and Ags and their worlds in future books.
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