Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

175 reviews

peasandpancakes's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I love the idea of the midnight library, a library that contains your infinite possibilities at life. It is interesting to think who you would be as a person if you made a different choice earlier in life. 

But… there we have Nora. Someone I could sort of relate to or at least feel for in the beginning, feeling lost and lonely and sad. Unfortunately she is also as dense as they come and needs a thousand in your face, super clear, spelled out lessons about life to get it.

Finally when she gets the perfect life, she realises her actions had consequences (gasp) and influenced other people’s lives. So she leaves her new found happiness to go back to her root life where she immediately gets everything she wanted and is now super happy and cured from depression! Which is totally how that works and not at all hurtful for people who are going through depression, “just change your outlook on life people” (hope you can pick up the sarcasm).

Also, if you do not wish to read a self-help inspirational type book, don’t read this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Stalking, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Medical content

lagray27's review

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Addiction

jax10124's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.0

It was a very interesting premise and.. though it got a little long in the middle/ approx 75-85% … it was a beautiful story and I felt like it had a great message 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Self harm and Animal cruelty

birdieex'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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Moderate: Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Cancer, and Homophobia

Minor: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Infidelity

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Death

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, and Infidelity

plantygirl's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Self harm, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

monkeymoo's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Homophobia, and Infidelity

sweetjuly_src's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, and Car accident

kcjulia's review

emotional hopeful 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

3.0

Enjoyable, but predictable. This is very similar to the CBC show Being Erica, except that the main character here spends less time working on herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse and Infidelity

keenanmaree's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Animal death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Infidelity, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug abuse