Reviews

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

lil_grifta360's review against another edition

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. Matt Haig's writing is simply beautiful and never left me bored. Also think this book was very relatable and left me feeling optimistic in my own life. "It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."

emaana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-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

4.25

gianlucca's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

boathon's review against another edition

hopeful sad fast-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

3.5

sakattack's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this, it was definitely something that made me think (which i don’t enjoy doing most of the time). the premise was so interesting and i was captivated the entire time, but honestly by the end i thought it was trying to spoon feed the message to us rather than letting the reader figure it out ya know? regardless, really good and im glad I read it.

im also not a fan of slow plot-driven books so I listened to this one on audio book and it was a 10/10 listen.

cmsanders's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

emchuah's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

bategoik0's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

cassandrasbooknook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Fantastic read. I struggle with mental illness and immediately felt deeply connected to the main character, Nora. Her journey living out alternative lives and "what-ifs" is equally adventurous as it is emotional, and the lessons learned along the way really resonated with me. For me the storyline was predictable, but it was beautifully done and I couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Mental illness

scstearns19's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0