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chaskins's review
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
4.0
alju2404's review against another edition
5.0
This book is amazing! I really like Matt Haigs view on life and the lessons we learn from Noras lives. I cried happy tears at the end. I'm quite a positive person already, but the book definitely gave me a good positivity boost, and isn't it what we all need right now? I borrowed this books from the library, but I'm definitely going to get myself a copy, recommend it to everyone and re-read it from time to time!
joaninha318's review
dark
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
5.0
mathman329's review against another edition
4.0
Summer Book Review - Book No. 3: “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig
Date started: 6/26/22
Date finished: 6/28/22
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (would recommend reading this summer)
Spoiler free review: “The Midnight Library” had been recommended to me by a few different people, and it seemed like something I could probably read in a few days while at the beach. I picked it up and was hooked pretty quickly with the story. While I wouldn’t say the story was terribly new and a bit predictable, it was still an enjoyable and well written book. Haig’s tale hinges on the choices and decisions made by its protagonist Nora Seed, or more accurately, the choices and decisions Nora goes against. “The Midnight Library” really is a tale of regret. What and why do we regret? How are we affected by this regret? Ultimately, though, the biggest question is how do we deal with or get over these regrets? For Nora, the Midnight Library offers her the chance to experience what these alternate choices might have done to her life’s trajectory. For us, though, “The Midnight Library” gives us a chance to reflect and think less about the regrets we have, more about what our future may hold, and how we get from here to there.
Date started: 6/26/22
Date finished: 6/28/22
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (would recommend reading this summer)
Spoiler free review: “The Midnight Library” had been recommended to me by a few different people, and it seemed like something I could probably read in a few days while at the beach. I picked it up and was hooked pretty quickly with the story. While I wouldn’t say the story was terribly new and a bit predictable, it was still an enjoyable and well written book. Haig’s tale hinges on the choices and decisions made by its protagonist Nora Seed, or more accurately, the choices and decisions Nora goes against. “The Midnight Library” really is a tale of regret. What and why do we regret? How are we affected by this regret? Ultimately, though, the biggest question is how do we deal with or get over these regrets? For Nora, the Midnight Library offers her the chance to experience what these alternate choices might have done to her life’s trajectory. For us, though, “The Midnight Library” gives us a chance to reflect and think less about the regrets we have, more about what our future may hold, and how we get from here to there.
teamlarson's review against another edition
4.0
A cute story that starts with heavy topics that of course get resolved. Towards the end I started to get a little bored as it felt like what I imagine a self help book to be, thankfully the ending saves it. You can figure out how the book ends from the first page, but this book definitely proves it’s the journey, not the destination.
bike_mike's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
frenzusca's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
5.0
rhmunch512's review against another edition
2.0
The Midnight Library is about a woman who feels her life is not worth living so she attempts to take her life. She learns she can visit other lives (kind of like the multiverse) before she decides she actually wants to be dead. This concept was cool but there was nothing really remarkable about this book. Hence the 2.5/5 stars. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t good either. There was nothing about it that kept me super engaged. The writing was fine. It was barely quotable. The main character wasn’t particularly interesting and neither were the supporting characters. I was hoping that given the concept and reviews this book would be really eye opening but it wasn’t, not to say it was done wrong but it wasn’t exactly done right.
tays_bookcorner's review against another edition
3.0
I have heard many good things about this book which is why I read it, also because I loved the cover. I think I’d give this book a 3.8 star rating. It was a great story, the premise and plot were brilliant and I completely understood the overall theme of the book but it just didn’t grab me. If you are someone going through an existential crisis or severe anxiety over your life choices/future I wouldn’t suggest to read this book, it makes you think.
Overall I did enjoy this read, at no point did I feel bored or like it may be a DNF it just wasn’t as captivating as I had expected.
Overall I did enjoy this read, at no point did I feel bored or like it may be a DNF it just wasn’t as captivating as I had expected.
katiemdeist17's review against another edition
5.0
i mean... this is really a 4.5. like. this book. was. GOOD.
i absolutely ADORE the narration style, and the entire feel of the story is just very... homelike. and the plot switches so often that you never get bored, and you're always anticipating something.
also, all the quotes in here are just SPECTACULAR. i took pictures of so many that i cant pick one to put in here XD.
my one and only slight annoyance with this book is that nora is supposed to be, what, 35? yet sometimes she still talks like she's 12. there was one line where she said the word fave. out loud... and there's all these subtle references to netflix, or the jimmy fallon show, or whatever...
and idk, maybe it's just me, but it just kind of took away from the magic a little bit.
but all in all this book was AMAZING. magical, the perfect length, face paced enough so you don't get bored but not so much that you're confused.
i'd reccomend this to anyone, honestly. i loved it. <3
i absolutely ADORE the narration style, and the entire feel of the story is just very... homelike. and the plot switches so often that you never get bored, and you're always anticipating something.
also, all the quotes in here are just SPECTACULAR. i took pictures of so many that i cant pick one to put in here XD.
my one and only slight annoyance with this book is that nora is supposed to be, what, 35? yet sometimes she still talks like she's 12. there was one line where she said the word fave. out loud... and there's all these subtle references to netflix, or the jimmy fallon show, or whatever...
and idk, maybe it's just me, but it just kind of took away from the magic a little bit.
but all in all this book was AMAZING. magical, the perfect length, face paced enough so you don't get bored but not so much that you're confused.
i'd reccomend this to anyone, honestly. i loved it. <3