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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

Start date: June 1, 2021

Finish date: June 30, 2021

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Aug 17, 2021 Andreea rated it really liked it

2nd read: 4.5 stars
Reread for book club. I really needed this book it seems to remind myself that thinking what if is not that helpful nor does it make the present any better.

I think the ending was somewhat abrupt and overall the book is extremely predictable, but that's not a really bad thing.

1st read: 5 stars
How do I even begin writing about this book?

It's about regrets and how little things can be more meaningful than we think they are, how a decision influences many other things and so on. ...more

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Feb 09, 2021 Lauren rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021

This had a promising start but ended up being extremely bland yet heavy-handed (Mrs ELM, Nora SEED, come on...). It was like trying to force a bunch of insta-worthy inspirational quotes to have a proper storyline.

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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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