6.33k reviews for:

The Life Impossible

Matt Haig

3.52 AVERAGE

bookishsamurai's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

heracross's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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I will always find an old british lady protagonist endearing but with the context of the midnight library the messaging of this felt kind of cheesy / soapboxy to me

sunfloweren's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional hopeful 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: No

agrillo1's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

lizphelan's review against another edition

3.0

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This book took so long to finish because I kept preferring to look at my phone than read this book which is always an indicator to me that I don’t love this book. The last 100 pages picked up steam. Interesting concept about Grace’s powers. Glad to be done so I can move on to the next book.

margardenlady's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Fun story about a retired maths teacher who is faced with a whole new reality and rises to the challenge. Lots of riffs on mathematics and natural sciences throughout. 

shookaboutbooks's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

nic_nacks's review against another edition

4.0

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I love stories like this. Uplifting, odd, a heavy pinch of magical realism, and gall darn it if I don't love an old person main character. Audiobook was phenomenal, btw. Also there's a goat named Nostradamus.

snakebarnes's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-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

swillard24's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes