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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

Start date: November 1, 2024

Finish date: November 30, 2024

Discussion: MODERN / POPULAR READS

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Jan 18, 2021 Red The Book Nerd rated it really liked it

If you are prone to depression and or suicidal thoughts, this is probably a good book to read. If your life is filled with regret... again, probably a good introspective book for you.
It makes you think in one way or another.
I am not prone to depression OR suicidal thoughts... but I do have a lifetime of regretful life moves... makes you think about how you can turn that around.

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Sep 14, 2022 Lillian rated it it was ok · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I’m putting the spoiler alert on this review but really, this is such a predictable story. You know what’s gonna happen after reading the back cover summary.

There are moments of laughters or sadness here and there in the book. Other than those few moments the book is quite all over the place.

At first I thought it’s about how Nora would find a way to sort out her life; and then it seemed to have become a fantasy of what people experience in the nether between life and death; and a few pages lat ...more

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Aug 06, 2021 Trisha rated it liked it

Shelves: drama, supernatural

I felt like this novel started out very promising. The premise caught my interest, and the novel jumped right into the plot. I couldn’t stop reading the first few chapters! But then it started to slow down and drag a bit, and then it started to get even more slow and repetitive. I was putting the book down for longer and longer periods of time. I kept asking myself “What’s left?” and “Where is this even going?” For me, it started out as a solid 4-star, but then just petered out to a mediocre 3-s ...more

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Mar 13, 2021 Carolyn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, science-fiction, mental-health, parallel-worlds

'You don't have to understand life. You just have to live it.'

When I heard about this book, I was intrigued by the concept, so I immediately put it on hold. I finally got it from the library yesterday, and was excited to begin. It was such a fast read, only 288 pages, and such a unique concept that it kept me interested right from the start.

I have a lot of good things in my life, but I also have a lot of regrets. I think that's why this book spoke to me. I have choices I made in the past that I ...more

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Mar 09, 2022 Jamie Lynn rated it liked it

I liked this book. It was enjoyable but after awhile I was ready for it to end. There were a lot of relatable themes in the book but there were also some moments that seemed contrived. I listened to it on Audible and really enjoyed Carrie Mulligan’s narration.

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Apr 03, 2024 Carrie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The Midnight Library is like a philosophical “what if” machine. Nora Seed, caught between life and death, gets to explore all the lives she could have lived—each one representing a different choice she made (or didn’t make). The concept is brilliant and gave me a lot to think about in terms of regret, possibility, and how we define a meaningful life.

Some parts felt a bit repetitive, and a few of the "alternate lives" were more compelling than others, but overall, it’s a hopeful and creative take ...more

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