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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

1153 reviews

lallypop117'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

zerkleoflife's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.5

I like the overall message of the book. I just struggled with some of the writing… You know how in Marvel movies they over-explain quantum physics to try to make the universe seem real/plausible, but the way they explain science is wrong? That’s how this author wrote about the midnight library. 🥴

Also, I didn’t love that Nora’s “ideal life” involved marrying rich and having a child just because of my own personal struggles to have a family. I was suicidal going through infertility, so it was a good thing I read this *after* having a child of my own…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Stalking

kumalock's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcoholism and Vomit

haleysversion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal death, and Car accident

kellymoroney's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment

ames424's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide attempt

kalagrace's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

If you have to read this book, the audiobook narrated by Carey Mulligan was the only enjoyable part of the seven hours I’ll never get back. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

page_karla's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

kgreads23's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Alcoholism

vbewitched's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This book gave me an existential crisis and now I have to recommend it to all my friends and family.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death