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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

Start date: April 1, 2021

Finish date: April 30, 2021

Discussion: 2021 Monthly Group Reads

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Oct 23, 2021 catherine rated it it was amazing

I could see how this wouldn’t be for everyone but I loved this book. “It is quite a revelation to discover that the place you wanted to escape to is the exact same place you wanted to escape from. That the prison wasn’t the place, but the perspective.”

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Jan 07, 2021 Melissa rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021

I know people loved this, but I thought it was disappointing and uninspired. If you like the multiple lives/sliding doors theme, there are way better books out there (Replay by Ken Grimwood, and My Real Children by Jo Walton, to name a few).

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Feb 18, 2021 Shauna rated it it was amazing

Read until the end.

A friend recommended this book for normalizing mental health conversations. It was ok for that. But battling some depression myself made this book feel heavy.

Don’t want to spoil it. But ...

I like books about books. But this was not really that.

More what-if/alternate universe theory/fiction.

Kind of “whatever” for me.

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Jan 15, 2021 SGK rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A sweet easy read. The main character gets the opportunity to explore the multitude of alternative life choices she could have made. This book doesn't ask much of the reader, it is straightforward and enjoyable. ...more

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Apr 02, 2021 Christina, Join Me on Storygraph! rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio-book, 2021

This is a tough one to review. I loved the concept and I loved Nora, to whom I related immensely. I listened to the audiobook so I may have been distracted as it concluded, but I felt a bit let down by it seeming to happen so fast. A great life lesson and definitely hopeful (especially when you know the author's struggles with anxiety and depression), but something about it is leaving me feeling let down. Nonetheless, this is a must read! ...more

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