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La Biblioteca de la Medianoche by Matt Haig

1796 reviews

noskini_'s review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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rileyking38's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked the concept of this book but felt like it dragged on. It was cool to see Nora's different lives, but after a while I got bored of how repetitive it was. I still feel like the book had a good message and I still enjoyed.

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kailaelders's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was disappointed by this since there was so much hype and build up, but I found it predictable, preachy, and pretty slow at times. I liked Nora okay but I guess I was expecting something more fantastical and adventurous rather than reflective. I was honestly sort of glad when it ended, even though the ultimate "lesson" felt like nothing original really, and made the journey to get there feel a bit like time wasted.

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jodwy's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny 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

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filipa_maia's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous 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

This book is a rollercoaster of emotions. I know that this may sound weird, but reading this book makes you think about the purpose of life and the mysteries of the universe. And no, this is not a self-help book. The way Matt Haig combines fiction with real science is amazing.

So, Nora is in a limbo... she is between life and death and she has infinite possibilities to return to life. Every book in this library, that is Nora's limbo, is a different timeline: every choice that Nora took, every path that she decided to follow, left another one that opened a different future that Nora would never lived... until now. In this library Nora can take a peek into every single book that symbolizes her different timelines.

This book got me thinking: would this be a good thing? Would we like to know what your different timelines would bring us? Are we, really, enjoying this life? Living it the best we possibly can?

So many questions without answers...

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