This book started really great for me. I found the juxtaposition between the dirty, garbage filled environment and the way the main character saw his "love interest" to be beautifully done. However, that soon ended and the story took a turn I wasn't expecting. Whereas at the beginning the author struck a nice balance between grime and beauty, that balance was soon lost and almost all the reader could feel and see was the grossness of it all.

Even though the book made me quite uncomfortable, I can't say it wasn't well done. Whenever I tried to leave it, I couldn't, like the obsessive nature of the characters was wearing off on me. I still don't think it was for me, but the author knew what he was doing and did it well. All the horrors presented fit in with the theme of the book and told us something about human nature. And let's face it, when has human nature ever been pretty?

I would still recommend this book, but not to the faint of heart. The only big issue I had with the title (that I couldn't honestly justify as intentionally off-putting by the author) was the multiple endings. I found it cheap like the author couldn't make up his mind how the story should end. Reading multiple versions of an ending leaves the reader feeling unsatisfied like there is not real resolution.

Nexhuman is fiercely creative and fun to read. It's told in an intense first person and is just the right amount of "could" and "could never" happen. If you are on an oasis, searching for a quality and kickass sci-fi apocalypse, then this is the book for you.