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The Midnight Library

Matt Haig

Start date: June 1, 2021

Finish date: June 30, 2021

Discussion: October 2025 Group Read

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Jul 17, 2020 Michelle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I seem to be late to the party again with Matt Haig’s latest book The Midnight library. This is the first book I have read by the author and it certainly won’t be my last.
Nora Seed is depressed, unemployed and grieving over the loss of her cat. She has also lost contact with her brother who she had differences with. Nora has regrets and wished she had done things differently. She hasn’t got anything else to live for. So, she commits suicide. But instead of being alive or dead, she arrives at the ...more

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Feb 09, 2021 Najila rated it really liked it

This really was a great book as most reviews are saying! I was a little worried as someone had said that it got a little repetitive but I did not find that to be the case. Yes, Nora did go into a few different lives but I was really curious to see how her life would have ended up had she made different choices. My idea of how the book would end changed twice and I was glad to see both scenarios play out. The ending of this was also great, if not a little rushed.

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Jan 12, 2021 Bea rated it liked it

This is an OK book, just not my kind of book. I finished it and it was easy to read. It is probably a better book for someone a little younger who has time to make a whole new life. Thirty five isn't all that old. ...more

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Dec 29, 2020 Heather rated it really liked it

Shelves: bookclubpicks, audiobook

Not what I expected from the synopsis but glad I stuck with it. Enjoyed the audiobook - actress Carey Mulligan narrates. Think it’s been optioned to be a film - it’d translate well!

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