Human
Solving the Global Workforce Crisis in Healthcare

Ferlaino touches on the nuances of human nature that exist but are often left silent. When we slow down and contemplate our day-to-day, we become more observant to the world around us. Why are we fearful? Why are we courageous? What is it that holds us back on one hand, but tells us to jump in with......more

An endearingly visual and descriptively captivating saga of life’s many challenges and that of internal struggle. It’s true that no matter what life throws at you, one should move past them but as fragile as life really is, we are all succumbed to its darkness and act in accordance with our moral co......more

I must admit that Human is a very different book than I am typically drawn to. Truth be told, I rarely read non-fiction novels (and since working for a startup company rarely find time to read for personal enjoyment at all). That said, I think that Human quite succinctly captures several aspects of......more

The mark of a well-crafted story is one that leaves you wanting more, and that is something that Human, by budding author Vanessa Ferlaino, has left me with. Now, perhaps this can be attributed to the fact that the novella is particularly on the light side of the page count, but even then, if the sto......more

It seems intentional that the narrator of Human remains unnamed. Her struggles are universal. Her shame, anger, self-pity, bravery -- every reader will recognize themselves in the narrator’s journey from darkness to light, her struggle to reclaim her lost self. Ferlaino’s prose shines in vivid and u......more