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Midnight Library
Midnight Library | Matt Haig
'Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices... Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?' A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and How To Stop Time. 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 new 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.
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loved the narrator but the story was kinda meh for me…maybe i missed something… #unpopularopinion #audiophile #readinggoal

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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 ⭐️

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It 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!

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“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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Blueberry I bought this book used specifically so I could mark it up. 💛 3mo
Paris_Reads @Blueberry You‘ll find plenty of great quotes to mark it up trust me. Happy marking 🖋️🖍️! 3mo
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Wonderful and original

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5 ⭐ because of the message and the lessons learned.

#MentalHealthMonday

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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.

#MentalHealthMonday
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Suet624 I so appreciate Matt Haig. 6mo
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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.

#matthaig #fiction #parallelworlds

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Saw 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.

CogsOfEncouragement I really enjoyed this one. 7mo
KCofKaysville @Bec_lectic I thought it was worthwhile. 7mo
Shamzi Totally worth your time, and its not too long either!! 7mo
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Kitta I gave it a so-so. I wasn‘t wowed by it. 7mo
Bec_lectic @CogsOfEncouragement I really liked the message in the book. ☺️ 7mo
Bec_lectic @KCofKaysville me too! I was surprised how many people thought negatively about it. 7mo
Bec_lectic @Shamzi yes! It‘s a super quick read ☺️ 7mo
Bec_lectic @kitta I agree, it was nothing life changing or totally inspiring but I like the message of the book. 7mo
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Some books I got the other day.

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Started this audiobook. I've seen quite a bit of mixed reviews on this on. Hope I enjoy it. :)

perfectsinner Good one! Love Matt Haig 9mo
LoverOfLearning @perfectsinner I enjoyed his other book How to Stop Time. Read it years ago now. 9mo
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Page 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.

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