Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

399 reviews

pebabmey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

I have an unfortunate habit of starting to mirror characters in the media I consume, for better or for worse. At the halfway point, I was nervous that it would make me miserable. Nora Seed, however, contains multitudes. This book was a delight. Although I correctly predicted the ending and the plot itself was very easy to divine, I still had a good time watching Nora's journey. Definitely a good addition to my library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

psliz's review against another edition

misleading synopsis, underdeveloped characters, heavy-handed themes/messaging, self-help vibes, and poor mental health representation made me skip the alleged "meat" of this book and just read the ending to see if my assumptions were correct... let's just say i'm glad i did

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Death, Self harm, Vomit, Car accident, and Death of parent

audreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Very cool idea but needed a lot more time in my opinion. Felt so surface level, and as someone who experiences true depression, honestly a little insulting. It trivializes the concept and portrays such an outdated idea of what depression looks and feels like. I found the book entertaining and enjoyed the short chapters. About 3/4 of the way through I did kinda feel like I got it at was ready to wrap it up. I enjoyed the choices made in the end. Overall, though, it didn’t blow my mind or really change my perspective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident and Gaslighting

rebeccaay99's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

akendall20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

chrysee's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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

2.0

this book feels like ...

know when some tragedy strikes and people say how they're always there if you need someone or there's always something to live for? they generally mean it, but it comes off trite instead of meaningfully. 

that's what this book feels like. like this is how someone sees the ease of overcoming depression and ideation. all you need is love. all you need to do is wait a few more minutes. nora did what she was supposed to do, but when she needed people, they weren't there. instead, she went on an adventure of pop psychology and pop quantum physics and decided life was worth living after all because she did mean something to people (who never told her she mattered).

this book might have some interesting events (polar bear) but mostly not. 

the most important lesson here is tell people they matter to you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Death, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

annemyne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Car accident

sura_bhi's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

It wraps up the entire book neatly. It's a cute read. It doesn't put across anything profound and may feel dull at times, cringey even- but, I guess that's what happens when you reflect on your emotions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug use, Grief, Stalking, and Car accident

melli_sophie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

emilybee23's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction and Car accident