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The Midnight Library
The Midnight Library
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November 1, 2024
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Amy
Apr 19, 2021 rated it liked it
I enjoyed the metaphor of living thousands of lives through reading libraries of books. I also like the purpose of getting the readers to the awakening instead of going through a near-death, life-defining, traumatic experience.

However, The Midnight Library is a cliché that got philosophical too fast. It gave me the vibe of The Alchemist. Nora lives spectrums of lives over a period of 1 minute 27 seconds which echoes decision making in Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. The book's th ...more
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Batty
Jun 27, 2021 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Wow. This was unbelievably good. I recommend this for anyone who has ever had the sads, or felt their life lacked meaning.
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Brodie
Jan 02, 2022 rated it it was ok
I don’t know what to say about this. It tried, it sucked. Good example of a lame character learning a lame lesson.
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Mina
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Jul 06, 2023 rated it it was amazing
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Kim Sasso
Mar 15, 2022 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
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