Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

121 reviews

snartyhasgottheskills's review against another edition

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

4.5

this book was wonderful. it’s the type of book you would tell someone else is your favourite book if your favourite book was embarrassing. i think it was written well and had really lovely flow of consciousness, you follow her thoughts but they weren’t completely organised they were just easy to understand idek

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

quirkyhelma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

Ok… so this was an interesting book. It was definitely a rollercoaster. You had a really important message about mental health. There would be potential to not only use the midlife crisis kinda thing, but you kinda have to use one kind of story. 
The writing was amazing like actually so great. I literally tabed  so many pages. I am not sure if I am going to read it again.  I kinda had a problem relating to the characters. They didn’t speak to me. It was not really inclusive as well. I don’t know if it lives up to the hype but it’s still good

The quiet made her realise how much noise there was elsewhere in the world. Here, noise had a meaning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

5am's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Addiction, Medical content, and Self harm

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, and Homophobia

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

Wow! This is not the type of book that I usually read but I ended up falling in love with it. I will warn that there are a lot of heavy storylines within it but I felt like it ended perfectly 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Infidelity

mostlypoptarts's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Self harm, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

pastry's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Oh man, this was a fantastic read. Cannot recommend enough.
Nora has had a lot of shit happen to her and I think most people will understand what it feels like to question or even regret your choices later in life, but this is a valid lesson in learning that though maybe some choices hurt, they ultimately make you you and wanting to turn back time or redo them is gonna land you in other kinds of shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

"Between life and death, there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices...Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?"

I was hesitant to pick this up at first, and here's why: this author wrote a summer reading book that I read in 10th grade and loathed. LOATHED. However...color me surprised.

This book was beautiful and exactly what I needed right now; a story about letting go of your regrets to get to the bits of life that make it all worth it.It is beautifully written and reminds me a lot of a movie that I liked in my teenage years, "the butterfly effect." The concept isn't exact but it gave me the same vibes. This story hurts and heals all at once. Watching this main character reach a breaking point that she almost can't come back from and then seeing where it all ended up filled me with so much hope. I don't read a lot of sci fi, but this was so satisfying that I genuinely forgot that it technically falls under that genre. Something that made me sad was how much I could relate to Nora, and how she is probably the most relatable character I've read this year. Having admitted that on the internet makes me think that I should call my therapist. I think I will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Drug use, and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

madmilliner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This book is the hug and the cuppa that I desperately needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Self harm

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Terminal illness

marcostorin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

I literally cried of happiness when I finished this book. It's exactly what I needed in my life right now, and at least for a couple of days I don't feel as lost as I did before I read it. If you feel like your life is filled with missed chances, read this. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

emreadz's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt