Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

153 reviews

xgabrielle_hx's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

lauren_r's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Sad, reflective, generally enjoyed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Animal cruelty

eefjeee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Self harm

shaleen64's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

This book is a must read for anyone feeling a little lost, as though they have not reached their full potential or that they should already have life all figured out. The book initially is challenging due to how directly it covers issues relating to mental health, however, the writing style lends it to be an easy read despite covering a range of complex topics. The premise of the book is unique and whilst other books have made me feel a grater range of emotions, with potentially a more developed plot line, I have to give 4 stars purely for how relatable and affirming the book is (and the dedication, given the time at which the book was written). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Grief, and Animal death

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

carples72's review

emotional 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

cheesy and predictable but it made me cry ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, and Toxic relationship

maybevie's review against another edition

2.5

The 2.5⭐️s are for Nora. I feel sorry for her that she wasn’t developed very well and only really used as an excuse for Haig to prattle on about his own philosophies. It seems he didn’t get the book deal he wanted and then hastily invented this poor woman and a fanciful library - bobs ur uncle you’ve got a novel. An interesting premise but poor execution. :( 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Animal cruelty

bookwormcat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

midsummernoodle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Exceptional book. It made me cry in a nice way. It starts out very heavy, but push through it. It’s a beautiful book, very good for people who are having trouble seeing how things could be better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Cancer

lalaby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty