Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

127 reviews

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

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

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

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, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

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

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

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, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, 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: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

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

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

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

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

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, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

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

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

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