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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

Start date: June 1, 2021

Finish date: June 30, 2021

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Mar 28, 2021 Logan rated it liked it

Shelves: borrowed-library, borrowed-ebook, magical-realism

I really really really wanted to love this novel. Partly because I related so well to Nora, and partly because I loved the concept of the infinite possibility library where you can live out alternate realities. But this one fell so flat for me. Haig has some really powerful and beautiful lines but they are overpowered by the obvious message that he keeps thunking us over the head with. We can see where the story is going and yet for such a short book it feels like it took forever to get there.

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May 23, 2021 Darcie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2021-book-hoarder-reading-challenge

If you like Sliding Doors you will likely enjoy this book. I thought it was a little slow starting but really enjoyed it.

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Feb 21, 2021 Beth rated it really liked it

An engaging look at the power of regrets to weigh us down in life. Very enjoyable. The beginning is a little hard because Nora is just so stuck in quicksand, it's painful to experience. But she grows on you and her journey is believable. ...more

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