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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

106 reviews

djkirsikirs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Drug use

bethantg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.5

Very didactic and a teeny bit cringe at times, but overall I enjoyed this. Seeing all these different possible lives is a great plot device that keeps things interesting. Ordinarily I wouldn’t appreciate a book so overt with its message, but for such a sensitive topic I think it’s better to prioritise making that message absolutely clear. A nice read that a lot of people could take something from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Homophobia and Vomit

emsavors's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Dementia, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Stalking, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Infidelity, and Homophobia

calamitywithinsanity's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

I really wanted to like this book. I think it started off strong, but it goes downhill from there. Matt Haig uses deliberate structure to drive to the main plot of the story, however, once the story is actually in motion, it falls flat. I related a lot to the main character, Nora, in the beginning, but I found the repeating plot device of choosing different life paths to be annoying after the fourth or fifth time. Nora's character development felt a bit "on the nose" at times and I predicted the ending as soon as she stepped into the library. The supporting characters felt flat and two-dimensional, even across every parallel universe.

Haig earns an additional quarter-star for using the word "ceilidh", but overall, The Midnight Library earns a solid "meh" for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Medical content, Dementia, Homophobia, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Chronic illness

allymaas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcoholism and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Vomit, Drug use, Self harm, Death of parent, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicide attempt, and Medical content

Moderate: Cursing, Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Homophobia

ravenclawarrow's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

Aside from not having a trigger warning for an attempted suicide within the first 20 pages this book was incredible. Such a creative concept and well written and executed. A book that will leave you thinking for days after finishing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm and Homophobia

alliejm00's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Toxic friendship

cosmicjuli's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Homophobia