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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
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
This book has gotten so much hype and while I thought it was good and I wanted to see how it ended I didn't think it was worth the hype. I want to read another book by Matt Haig just to see if his writing style is for me. Maybe it is and it was just this book or maybe it's not and his writing style just isn't for me.
I found the book interesting and I loved the idea of this book. I think it would be amazing to live in a parallel universe and you take out a book that's a different version of your ...more
I found the book interesting and I loved the idea of this book. I think it would be amazing to live in a parallel universe and you take out a book that's a different version of your ...more
"A person was like a city. You couldn't let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you don't like, a few dodgy side streets and suburbs, but the good stuff makes it worthwhile."
"Want,' she told her, in a measured tone, 'is an interesting word. It means lack. Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely."
"The straightforward is never quite what it seems."
"Life is strange,' she said. "How we live it all at once. In a straight ...more
"Want,' she told her, in a measured tone, 'is an interesting word. It means lack. Sometimes if we fill that lack with something else the original want disappears entirely."
"The straightforward is never quite what it seems."
"Life is strange,' she said. "How we live it all at once. In a straight ...more
This book was one of the best I've read in awhile. Although its topic- suicide - is weighty, the book explores this topic in a tender and tasteful manner. I think it portrays the circumstances leading up to it in a succinct but very relatable way, and then when we dive into the Midnight Library and all the possibilities it offers the contemplation of what makes "a good life" and how we view regrets is thoughtful and wise. I was crying through half the book, but it was so good.
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This was amazing. I needed to read this right now. Five stars because this hit me in all the places.
This was amazing. I needed to read this right now. Five stars because this hit me in all the places.
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