Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

1205 reviews

cannaebehorsed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, and Drug use

irisameliaink's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

alexklinect's review against another edition

hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A solid four stars… A meaningful novel with “choose your own adventure” elements that feels kind of like the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty with vibes from Plath and Thoreau and “wibbley-wobbley-timey-wimey stuff,” with a backdrop of clinical depression. Although I didn’t agree with all of the philosophical stances, the book was thoughtful, with just the right amount of fantasy, and was hopeful with a feel-good ending. However, I did feel like it was a bit overhyped. 
Content: there is mention of alcohol, suicidal ideation, medical procedures, drunkenness, homosexuality and heterosexuality, death, some language… but nothing explicit; fairly tame. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Alcohol, and Cursing

cottageivy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was the staff book club pick for may, and I actually finished it!! God I will never stop thinking about this book. gonna copy and paste my review from the book club on fable for now :)
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me? finishing a book club book AND remembering to review it? I loved this book with all my heart, despite it absolutely wrecking it. Nora as a character was so complex and real, like I was looking at a real person while reading it. one of my favorite reads of 2024 so far. and despite all the beautiful original quotes and philosophy quotes, my favorite one is early in the book, and the first thing I tabbed

" 'Because, Nora, sometimes the only way to learn is to *live*' 
'Sounds hard.' "

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Self harm

tuhkasirius's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Medical content, Drug use, Homophobia, Vomit, and Drug abuse

lexilokeni's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

melbaxter9's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Suicide attempt

iordanmoore's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

3.75

Not a book to read if a person is in a depressed mood (given the attempted suicide early on in the book and what begins the central plot of the story). However, ultimately, it is about finding the meaning in YOUR life and what makes it special. Very philosophical, but that’s part of the charm and what made it memorable to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, Addiction, Chronic illness, and Drug abuse

emmajh91's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Vomit, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

bhictoria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism