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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

121 reviews

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I'm not quite sure exactly what I expected from The Midnight Library, but I know that the book itself didn't quite hit the mark I was wanting it too. I was hoping for a feeling closer to The Starless Sea, which it most certainly was not. This isn't the book's fault, it isn't a *bad* book, it's just not really my thing. The first half of the book was alright, it was cool to see all the different lives Nora could have lived, but I felt like the conclusion,

that her root life was the only life she could be happy in, was a rather obvious one, as soon as she mentioned that she felt like an outsider and imposter in every other life she tried. I did get a little emotional during the ending, it was nice to see Nora finally experience some form of happiness that was hers alone, but I still think it could've been better.

All in all a decent book, but definite trigger warnings for self harm and suicide, as well as death and substance abuse.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Self harm, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Too straightforwardly corny for me and emotionally manipulative the way it

kills people off in the AUs via butterfly effect.

But the short chapters are like crack for my bad attention span brain, I'll give it that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

miasweeney00's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective 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

2.0

If you love Mat Haig, you'll probably love this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, and Sexual content

sophie_kiss's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug use, and Medical content

northernlitreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

3.5

It took me a while to get into this book but once I did I couldn’t put it down. I found some of the language and dialogue quite… stiff - that really took me out of the story. I also felt like I was reading a self help book or being lectured at times which I didn’t love, that’s not to say the book didn’t have a good message - it just seemed a too obvious. Despite all that, I laughed and sobbed so Matt Haig clearly did something right!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Terminal illness

ahaines18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

i absolutely loved this book. while the ending was kind of predictable, the story itself is very inspiring and important for everyone to read, especially those struggling with mental health.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

lucyselim's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer

arlangrey17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

annaluisalees's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Dementia, and Death of parent

nahochacon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.75

I might love this sub-genre of people finding life is okay. Through some philosophical lessons, a bit of magic realism and a heartwarming lesson the Midnight Library is just one of those books who gives hope and perspective to everyone who goes through its pages. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship