Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

70 reviews

c4rn4ge's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

To be honest, my favourite part of this book were the last 25 pages~, because this book just dragged on forever.
There's quite a few monologues throughout which feel repetitive as they say the same thing with different wording.
Out of all of the lives Nora lived, the only one I actually enjoyed reading was her life with Ash, and the life she returned to and turned around at the very end. The others felt almost repetitive.

About halfway through this book, I was ready to drop it but decided to power through and finish it. It was definitely a struggle.

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dcheers's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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oliverreeds's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

it was good but there just was an obsession with wanting the main character to WANT to be alive. it felt like all noras character was was an amalgam of depression and regret. the other characters had a lot more depth and while the ending was satisfying it was also predictable. the writing was great, the concept was interesting, but i didn’t really like the way mental health was discussed. it seemed pretty preachy

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powellki's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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lindsevon's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5


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akblair's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5


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artournesol's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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sunflowery's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was good! I don't regret reading it, but based on all the praise it received, I had been expecting more. I liked going through most of the book, but I didn't like the conclusion.

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creepypiespice's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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scarletthazeldine's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I think this is the first book to ever make me cry. it has given me a whole new feeling of hope and positive outlook on life.

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