This was such an interesting book. It was sci-fi and tech focused, but also had some pop culture and reference the 80s. It was a good pace and the writing was interesting and it kept me engaged.

Human Without End is an ambitious sci-fi saga that follows Norman through five decades of breathtaking change, from 1980s excess to a stark future ruled by biotech and ambition. The contrast between Norman’s quiet introspection and Jay Cosberg’s relentless pursuit of immortality makes for a fascinating exploration of what it means to be human in a world rushing to transcend it. I really enjoyed the emotional undercurrent—especially the complicated triangle with Juliette—which grounded the big ideas in something real and personal. It left me thinking long after I turned the last page.

Y’all, this book is juicy sci-fi with a brain—and I was hooked! 😮‍💨 Norman’s just vibing through life when BOOM—his cousin marries a tech dude obsessed with living forever, and everything goes weirdly sideways. Think Gatsby got spliced with Blade Runner, but add in awkward family dinners and creeping dread. It’s deep, it’s weird, it’s awesome—and it totally made me side-eye my phone like “Are you trying to outlive me?” 🤖🧬💔

Billionaires, Biotech Love & Big Yikes

This mind-bending saga had me questioning immortality, side-eyeing tech bros, intertwined love and wondering if humanity’s real glitch is our obsession with never dying!

Human Without End by CYMO is a moody, introspective sci-fi with strong cyberpunk vibes and a slow-building emotional payoff. It reads like a meditation on identity and memory in a post-human world, with atmospheric prose and subtle worldbuilding that rewards patience. Quietly devastating, but hopeful too.

Books like this always make me scared of what our future could hold but also hopeful for things like medical breakthroughs and bio-technology. It is quite frightening to think about what biotech could potentially do to harm, but there is also the potential for good. This book was short, thought provoking and engaging. Interesting concepts and characters but most of them were unlikeable in one way or another.

Thank you NetGalley and CYMO for access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Human Without End had such a cool and promising premise—the idea of exploring the future of biotech, the concept of the “augmented human,” and the search for eternal life definitely grabbed my attention. The cover itself is stunning and ensnared me when I saw it. The world-building had moments that were genuinely intriguing and rich. But unfortunately, the execution didn’t quite live up to the concept. The story fell flat for me in several parts, and I found myself losing interest more than once. I wanted to be swept away by this book, but it just didn’t fully deliver. I appreciate what the author was trying to do, but it didn’t quite land for me overall.