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I liked this much more than I thought I would. In the beginning I really felt Nora‘s despair and her feelings of failure and the weight of feeling alone. I also think that sometimes books speak to you more depending on where you are at in your life. At this point in time I could relate to Nora as we are both trying to be better at being ourselves. I did feel like it dragged on and could have lost some of the alternate lives. 3.5 ⭐️
pickIt reads like a creative writing essay, but Nora Sneed is down on her luck and decides to take her own life. In the interim between life and death, she stumbles into Mrs Elm and a library where she can erase her regrets, try different lives, see how other choices change her could-be life, and explores what it means to really live. Emotionally poignant overall!
“A person was like a city. You couldn‘t let a few less desirable parts put you off the whole. There may be bits you don‘t like, a few dodgy side streets and suburbs, but the good stuff makes it worth while. “
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1. Groggy, just waking up. It takes a little awake time for my head to clear.
2. I'm going to a presentation on pressure canning beans today. Ridiculously looking forward to it. 😀
I just finished The Midnight Library. It was a slow start for me but once I realized it was all about your mental health it became quite powerful to me. I am going to buy a used copy to highlight the heck out of it.
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Love the concept and story but there is just something that is not keeping me as engaged as I would like. Pacing? Writing style? Just trying to figure it out.
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pickSaw a lot of mixed reviews on this book. Nora is depressed and decides to take her own life but instead of dying she finds herself in what is called The Midnight Library where she can go back in life and try to live the lives she regretted not living before. I thought the story was very introspective and had a lot of good points to make you appreciate the life you have. Not my favorite but a decent read nonetheless.
Started this audiobook. I've seen quite a bit of mixed reviews on this on. Hope I enjoy it. :)
panPage after page of someone wallowing in self-pity. Not only is it a downer, but it‘s a bore. Depressed, don‘t read. Insomnia, it will help you sleep.
pickRead this book for book club and think it will be a great one to discuss. It had many topics one can relate to in one's life - mental health, regret, small and large decisions that can affect/change the course of one's life and impact other's lives, the power of books. I thoroughly enjoyed this quick read.
