Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

185 reviews

ging090803's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

Really good book. I read it in a sitting. It was so original. At some point, her near-sighted view of life got a little bit tiring but when she started to see what life is meant to be, it got interesting again. 
I loved how she could experience so many lives and see all the possibilities. It was a great reminder for the reader and it was not only big choices, it was all the choices she could have made in her life. She saw how it could change, or not, her life as she know it. The Book of Regret was a great representation of us, all humans. 

I love how she met someone like her too, trapped "in-between". However, I did hope to have more of him, why he was trapped, how he could help her, maybe a sort of a relationship? I don't know but the author could have exploited this character more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Animal death, and Drug use

angelbabe_cj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Car accident, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Drug use, and Vomit

tingting90's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

I can see why people like this, but I found the main character frustrating and unlikeable, all the way to the end of the book. 

Fairly sure it's just not meant for me as the person who has had to clean up after a loved ones attempted suicide.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Grief, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, and Drug use

Minor: Chronic illness, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Eating disorder

bakatan's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Death, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

thejuliette's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infidelity, Drug use, Death of parent, Car accident, and Animal death

fujo_cat's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

AAA I loved it!! It's really hopeful, too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Terminal illness, Cancer, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Stalking, and Infidelity

thefemale_nickmiller's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, Animal death, Car accident, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

notbrhymes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a 3 for most of the book. I liked it fine and didn’t feel strongly either way about it. but I did really enjoy the ending, though I felt it quite predictable. and, of course, I teared up. because I tear up at all books apparently. so I bumped it to a 3.5. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Addiction, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Vomit

thequiltyreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide attempt