What a perfect book to start a new year! Carlos Whittaker is a great follow on social media, but this book offers a more in-depth how-to on being Jesus in the flesh to those around us, even if you're not a believer. This new book is a fresh take on loving others intentionally--even those--especially those who don't look, think, act or believe like we do. We're made for community, and Whittaker offers simple strategies to build community with those with differing views. I adored this book. I recommend to anyone looking for a fresh start in 2023!

Carlos Whitaker is one of the most down to earth writers and Christians. Loved the book, it felt like sitting down for coffee with a friend.

This book was so refreshing. It reiterates the simple teaching of Jesus to just love others. Work on your biases so you can love everyone. Work toward justice in all things. Be generous when you can. This book is for everyone. Christians who want a breath of fresh air, or Christians who think they have it all figured out. Those who are not christian who want to be better, kinder, and more empathetic people. Your mom, your sister, your friend, your coworker. This is a great guidebook on how to be a good human. Pretty triggery because it’s kind of a review of 2020 for Carlos and his family. Their family dog dies, they get Covid, their basement floods, they see illness.

Carlos is one of my favorite Instagram influencers and this book is the perfect summation of his hope-filled message.

In a society losing touch with each other's humanness, this book offers a comeback plan for us all. The crux of this book is an appeal to us to live aware of ourselves and our surroundings, specifically to the people around us. Carlos begs us to come back to empathetic living that spurs us into loving action toward our neighbor. In a world stark with controversy and differences, Carlos makes a decent argument for looking at differences and not letting them take us away from our belief in someone's humanity. Not compromising, but being confident enough in your perspective that you don't have to eviscerate another person's personhood to prove your beliefs. This book is written in a very familiar relaxed way, you can pretty much hear all these words coming straight from Carlos' mouth to the page. I will be honest though, if you follow Carlos on Instagram, a solid 70% of this book or more is nothing new. That being said, if you aren't a close follower of his or want a thought provoking, quick read, this is an awesome book!

*I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

This book is exactly what is needed today! The anger that has overtaken our society due to political parties and differences of opinions has created such divide. And it seems the Christian world is some of the ugliest of the ugly. Reading this book will hopefully realign some folks who might be too far one way or the other and always mad about it. Really really good!

The title speaks for itself. In a world where we have forgotten (or never learned) how to have empathy, how to show empathy, how to love our neighbor as ourselves as Jesus commanded, this book is timely and should be required reading for every human who has ever been unkind to another (that would be all of us!). We can’t thrive if we can’t remember how to human. Carlos is spot on with his assessment of humankind and makes the steps of how to human accessible through his storytelling and real life examples. As part of Carlos’ Instafamilia, I have witnessed Carlos living out what he has shared with the world in this book.

If you are looking for a New Year’s read….this needs to be at the top of your list! You’ll laugh…..you’ll cry….but most importantly, you’ll be motivated to act.

Our retired pastor, Rev. David McEntire, quoted James 2 often….”Faith without works is dead”. In this book, Carlos says “Conviction without action is useless.” Christian or not…..This book will inspire you to take action!

This book is a must read! It offers hope in an era that is eager to peddle cynicism. If you want to find a guide for how to be human in a dehumanizing time, you found one!

At times this book was triggering for me. 2020 was a HARD year. Reliving it was hard. I had to take breaks and push myself to finish the book. I'm SO GLAD I DID. I've followed @loswhit on IG for a little over a year and love his content. This book brought to light some of the things I missed in his journey. I love how he was authentic in his delivery. He was careful to not just point out issues we all need to work on but how he "fails" too. My favorite part is that he points to Jesus as our example and even makes a case that whether you believe Jesus to be the son of God he's worth mimicking.

How to Human was an eye opening account of how detrimental humans are becoming to themselves and their connections with one another. The book is geared towards becoming our better selves and filling our life with love and acceptance as opposed to hate and oppression. I enjoyed the writing and the overall message of the book. I do feel, however, that these issues have been exhausted over and over and I’m not sure another book after “being nicer” is going to really change things. I wish it would, but dont know that it will. Overall this was a good and thought provoking read.

I struggled a bit with this book. Mainly because I’m not religious at all and honestly, even though I’ve followed Carlos on Instagram for years, I didn’t realize the book would mention Jesus and his followers so much. It was hard for me to relate in that way and because I’ve not very familiar with the bible the many mentions and asides were slightly gibberish to me. Lots of pearls of wisdom throughout that anyone can understand and appreciate.

That said, Carlos has such charisma that while it doesn’t come through the same way on the page as it does via his Instagram it is still infectious. He’s so positive and well-spoken you can easily be taken away through his “voice.” I have many religious friends who I think would love this book and I will definitely recommend this book to them.

Rereading about the "worst week ever" brought me back to that time and reliving it through Carlos' words. Wow, that was hard.

“That’s it. That’s the secret sauce: love.”
“’Cause when the end of your days finally comes, your friends and family are gonna wanna talk about how hard you loved, not how hard you hated.”

We need more hope in the world. More kindness, more humanity. Carlos gives me the reassurances that things can become a bit more loving if we try.

As someone who has struggled with my faith for years, mostly because current Christian culture does not align with who I believed God to be, this book was a breath of fresh air.

Carlos’s ability to intertwine his personal stories/experiences with stories from the Bible to reinforce How To Human was much appreciated. I’m one who loves to learn from others, and Carlos has much to teach us.

Carlos uses an informal writing style that simulates an actual conversation with the reader. At times this worked for me, and others it did not, but I do appreciate his writing being accessible and easy to understand.

Overall, this was my first book of Carlos Whittaker’s. It will not be my last!

Carlos is able to use every day stories and experiences to remind the reader what it is to be fully human. The book is conversational in tone, and I often felt like I was sitting and hearing his stories over coffee with him. His ability to address today's issues to those who follow Jesus and those who don't is exceptional.

Wherever you are in your spiritual and physical journey, this is a great and comfortable read. No one will feel left out of this conversation.

I had never heard of Carlos Whittaker but the topic of his book interested me. I liked how he took such a complex time and applied it to teachings from the Bible. As a lot of the world, I am still trying to process the pandemic and Carlos helped me understand it from various points of views / perspectives. I also just found Carlos to be very personable and funny. I could really see his personality through his writing even though I really didn't know who he was! I really enjoyed this book and I think it is great for Christians trying to process the pandemic, as well as how we as humans have interacted both before, during and after the bulk of the pandemic. And if you aren't a Christian, I still think the principals of this book (Bible aside) are really meaningful and make you think.

How to Human by Carlos Whittaker is more of a storytelling book of the last few years of his life than instructions on how to human. He does use his experiences to give instructions, however, it's really just a memoir. If you've ever followed Whittaker on social media or checked him out there, you've probably witnessed these stories already.
The theology within this book is more liberal than most that claim Christ. He praises the pope's religious/political actions. And instead of arguing that humans matter because they were created in the image of God, he places the worth based on humans instead of the creator.
This book was a miss for me. I should have known by the endorsements. You can't always judge a book by the cover but you can generally judge it by the endorsements. Don't panic - it's ok to disagree with people's theological conclusions. I'm not condemning anyone just saying that there are disagreements.

I received this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my review.

"How to Human" is an extension of Carlos Whittaker's popular instagram account. If you 'found' Carlos during the pandemic, you will recognize the outlook and attitude that comes out in this book. Throughly enjoyed and highly recommend. It's a very readable 'self-help' book.

I am a fan of Carlos Whitaker from Instagram and his messages of hope and goodness are inspiring. I was excited to read this book and found it equally as inspiring. Carlos has a way of breaking things down so they are not so black and white...let's all be human and meet in the middle. He is smart, funny and hopeful. This is an inspiring read for everyone!

I enjoyed this book. It's a quick read but full of depth. I like how Carlos makes this book approachable to non-Christians but also doesn't shy away from the fact that he is a Christian. It was a thought provoking book that made me re-evaluate how I respond to people and current day hit topics; especially when it comes to putting those opinions out on the internet. If you have followed Carlos on Instagram, you'll get a kick out of his reference to "The Office". After reading this book, I will now "not stand on issues, but walk with people" and will remind myself of that before responding to people online or in person. And that doesn't mean not standing up for injustices but rather seeing the people involved in an issue and listening to them; whether you agree or not, because we can all learn from each other no matter what side of the aisle you lean towards. When you look for the human involved, it can help you to see the issue from another side. Read this book, it will convict you and hopefully change you!