The Midnight Library

Books | Fiction / Women

3.8

(38.5K)

Matt Haig

The #1 New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year "A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."—The Washington Post The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book. Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig's enchanting blockbuster novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.

Science Fiction

Time Travel

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Author

Matt Haig

Pages

304

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2020-09-29

ISBN

0525559485 9780525559481

Ratings

Google: 4

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"Applicable to all of us, whether we are going through our worst moments or hung up on mundane regrets. A beautiful message, universal. Definitely a tear jerker. "

Diana

"Not a popular opjnion here. Dnf! I got bored 1/4 way in. The idea is interesting but storyline is turtle pace. I was listening to the audi book, even tried speeding it up to get to the interesting part, nada. The plot is around a woman who suicides because she was told that once you die, you go to that library with endless options, so she does because she regrets all her life. So a dark start right, then she goes there and it's blah blah blah.. boring 😴 I didn't even get to her choosing a door. #books #dnf #bookreview #themidnightlibrary #fictionbooks "

D M

"*WARNING THIS REVIEW WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS* Ummm, I liked it but didn't love it like I thought I would... The beginning started off great and tugged at my heart strings a bit and I was like "Okay nice concept of a midnight library". I definitely liked how the cover tied into the story, it was pretty cool to find out that revelation. But then the story kept going on and on and on, you know? By the time I made it past 150 pages, I was getting bored and losing interest fast. Which sucks because I really wanted to love this book. I like the many different lives Nora got to experience and see what she was missing out on, but after reading the first 3 lives I already knew the outcome and I caught myself sighing soo much and that is never a good sign in my opinion. I liked how depression, panic attacks and stuff was brought into this story but I don't know, maybe I've seen way too many movies about living different lives only to realize your actual life is worth living but this was pretty predictable. "

Anna

"A real thinker. A great opportunity to shift your perspective and stop the treadmill of comparison and what-ifs. "

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Geriann Friday

"I think this book may be my all time favorite. It’s just so beautifully written and really made me reflect on life. "

Quinn Quiroga

"The Midnight Library is a breath takingly beautiful story about learning how to love the life you have chosen. Nora goes on a journey through her would be lives in order to learn that the life she chose to live was chosen for a reason. This book is a masterpiece that shows that every decision is made for a reason. Take away: LIVE YOUR VERY BEST LIFE!!!! 10/10"

Camryn Garrett

"Wow! If you have ever been overloaded with regrets in your life and the paths you took or wished you had taken, this is a great read. The Midnight Library gives our herione a chance to lead the lives she could have, had she made other decisions along the way of her life. Its very well written and is full of so many thought provoking nuggets that its a keeper for me to be read every few years to remind me of the possibilities floating around in myself. "

Collette Deschamps

"I’m only giving this a 3/5 because it was predictable however the philosophical talks in this book had me thinking and appreciating life more! I found it hard to picture the character because I think the only description of her was long black hair and 35. Overall glad I read this but definitely not my favorite, if you want a quick read tho this is for you"