Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

112 reviews

pjv's review against another edition

hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

anicatiu's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

3.0

As you read, it plays out in your mind like a movie. To be honest, it feels more like reading a script rather than a novel. For me, the story was a bit too cliche but nonetheless enjoyable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, and Death of parent

agathajanemaud1908's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

I read this book in a day. I just couldn’t stop. Is the overall ending predictable and does the author bash you over the head with what Nora learned? Yes. But nothing wrong with feeling good. Not every book has to be both life changing and a new form of its art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Infidelity, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

rnbhargava's review against another edition

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

5.0

This is a fantastic read. It’s a perfect life affirming dramedy that tiptoes in the fantastical. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

There’s themes of generational suicide tendencies and alcoholism/drug abuse.

riverofhorton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book was completely unexpected for me. Going into it, I knew nothing but what the blurb says and that it is/was quite popular on BookTok. What I definitely did not expect was to read this in one sitting. It does have a couple of slight issues that had me wondering what the editor was doing, but those instances thankfully don't impact on the story itself. Apart from those minor issues, I found this book to be a very enjoyable read and will be returning to it again in the future. It has an intriguing premise at its heart which I haven't personally encountered before, and provided a fascinating way to gain perspective on life. Indeed, at several points, I found myself wondering if the library is actually real, in the context of some of my own experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

coleanne's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

emmajh91's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

noodlesny's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

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

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

haleysversion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

lindsay_kay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

This was a great read. The protagonist, Nora presents as a human being with flaws and strengths, triumphs, and regrets. This book is laden with a unique plot and ideas, and also some deep philosophical dives into life's many lessons and experiences. A meaningful story, that grabs your attention and keeps it until the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury