Reviews with content warning for Suicidal thoughts - The Midnight Library

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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pickletheshark's review against another edition

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emotional sad tense 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

5.0

This book was intense honestly it was deep dark and the overall topic was sweet but the whole story devastating

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kumalock's review against another edition

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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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kellymoroney's review against another edition

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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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____nique's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

I often saw this on my Pinterest page along with My Year of Rest and Relaxation and I’ve also been super curious about this when I saw it on Fully Booked. However, after reading it, I was not that amazed. At first, I was caught up with the book and excited to know what was coming in the following chapters. However, I found the book too repetitive– I found some parts of it irrelevant to the plot, and the story just keeps repeating the same thing over and over again in the following chapters. Also, just how exciting it was in the first part, the latter part of the book sounded somehow like a self-help book with mediocre and annoying motivational quotes. On the bright side, I think it gave justice to how depression was depicted and gave a strong and hopeful point at the end of the story– but still, it was too predictable and cliche. Overall, this book was okay, but there’s nothing too special about it.

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hannamlindsley's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad 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

3.75

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jduf18's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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