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carterp's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
blund's review against another edition
- 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
emilyrj's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
moonlighting's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
pristineag's review against another edition
- 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
pagesandproses's review against another edition
4.0
This quote *chef's kiss* - major reason for me wanting to read the book apart from the title and synopsis of course.
The book is effortlessly beautiful. Matt Haig has worked his magic in the book. No pun intended. You will be unable to put it down once you start reading. The short chapters keep the story running and easy to glide through. The exploration of human emotions and fantasies is very engaging.
Nora, our protagonist lives many of her possible lives she could've lived had she made different choices. The Midnight Library holds all these potential lives in forms of books and she decides which book/life to choose. Her experiences will give the reader something to think about as well.
Matt Haig has [marvelously] made us live vicariously through Nora who also lives vicariously through books. The language is smooth as butter, rolling off your tongue word after word. The parts of the tale are intricately woven together. Every peripheral character adds to the story. Development of Nora's character, you will find, will proceed alongside your own. Although the story has magical elements, at its root, it is a deeply human book. It talks about the burden of our regrets and what ifs, and a way to get over such thoughts and learning to love the life we currently HAVE.
I'd absolutely recommend this book to people provided they go through trigger warnings first as the book talks about suicide which may cause turmoil to those currently going through such thoughts.
I would've given it 5-star rating if not for the times where she got excessively depressed and pessimistic which dampened my spirits. An amazing read nonetheless.
20mina13's review against another edition
- 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
thisiskartrying's review against another edition
2.0
Siento que hubiera sido mucho mejor sin todas las "lecciones de vida" que aparecían a cada rato, la verdad habría preferido que el autor solo dejara transcurrir la historia y nos permitiera a quienes la leemos extraer de ahí esas enseñanzas en lugar de escribirlas ahí, porque justo el volverlo un libro tan aleccionador (por llamarlo de algún modo) fue lo que no me hizo disfrutarlo del todo.
vif_i's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
rorilisa's review against another edition
- 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