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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

8 reviews

riverofhorton's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book was completely unexpected for me. Going into it, I knew nothing but what the blurb says and that it is/was quite popular on BookTok. What I definitely did not expect was to read this in one sitting. It does have a couple of slight issues that had me wondering what the editor was doing, but those instances thankfully don't impact on the story itself. Apart from those minor issues, I found this book to be a very enjoyable read and will be returning to it again in the future. It has an intriguing premise at its heart which I haven't personally encountered before, and provided a fascinating way to gain perspective on life. Indeed, at several points, I found myself wondering if the library is actually real, in the context of some of my own experiences.
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reginacattus's review against another edition

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

4.25

A lesson in finding hope within despair, and also embracing the many worlds theory in physics.
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meg_elyse's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.0

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tree_star's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.75

This book punched me in the gut but it was so worth it. I had a difficult time with some of the family tropes and children as salve for the soul, but the reflections on that particular life redeemed me and I've take back the eye rolling. Sorta.
What a fun read. 
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sunberry's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

This book found me at the right place and the right time. The depression depicted is real and powerful and makes you reflect on life and what could be. Inspiring, well written, powerful. This book made me feel "I want to live, not just survive" at a time of change and uncertainty in my life, and I am so grateful for that. Loved it to pieces and will 100% be buying my own copy after borrowing from the library. 
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ok7a's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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alomie's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-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

2.0

This has not lived up to the hype for me, I feel it was very very surface level. 
I really didn't enjoy the main character, and I hated that she had to be mansplained even though the concepts were not hard to grasp. 
Also figured out the ending less than half way through and it's painfully obvious that the moral is "appreciate what you've got" 😳🙄
Not for me! 

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saidthestory's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

3.0

I honestly don't know exactly how to write this review because on one hand, I enjoyed the concept behind this book, but on the other hand, I didn't love the execution, and I definitely didn't love some of the elements and how they were approached. Do I think it was a good read? Sure. Do I think I would recommend this to everyone? No.

Before I continue: Content Warnings for this book: Suicidal thoughts, suicide, depression, death of a family member, death of an animal, toxic relationships, addiction.

This book follows our main character as she visits 'The Midnight Library' after she attempts suicide. In the midnight library she is able to choose any book to live in - all of them are versions of her life if she made one decision differently. You know all those regrets you have? Or those things where you're like: What if I did this instead of this? Well, she gets to live out that life.

See, the concept is enticing and intriguing.

However, the main character clearly has depression, in some lives she is even medicated for it, but we never see her see a doctor of any kind. And I can't overlook that fact.

I also felt the ending was predictable and rushed.

It also ends with her just suddenly realized all regrets are worthless (which I don't like as a concept) and suddenly feeling so much better and not getting any medical support or seeking any medical support after attempting suicide. I can't overlook this fact, it is a damaging concept to promote.


Overall, I enjoyed this book, but I didn't feel much past that. 

I know a lot of people LOVED this book - and that is okay! - nothing against anyone who loved this book, these are simply my opinions. 
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