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A review by augustar14
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
It felt at times like the author wrote this book to try to convince suicidal people not to commit suicide and I think that's generally unhelpful and insensitive. If not read as for this purpose, there are some insightful concepts and interesting ideas that are explored pretty well. I was fond of Nora. Seemed like she had lots of autistic traits to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment