Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Gece Yarısı Kütüphanesi by Matt Haig

190 reviews

valent1ne's review against another edition

4.25

This one made me both really sad and really happy. It’s one of those books where things are scary and hard but you know in the end it’ll be okay. And it was !! The ending was so hopeful and sweet and it made me so happy, it’s one of those endings that makes the whole book feel worth it. 

I also liked how the author portrayed really heavy topics like suicide and loss, kind of simultaneously showing an appropriate amount of seriousness while also maintaining that there is always going to be hope. This was such a lovely book I enjoyed it a lot <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

liv_edmunds_934's review against another edition

kinda boring, it got repetitive for me  

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity

orlagal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

mirireads's review against another edition

hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Car accident

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

this book wasnt particularly bad or anything, but it just didnt rly click w/ me.

the midnight library has an intriguing premise, deals w/ interesting themes and ideas; def makes me reflect, and can be inspiring and life-affirming at points. also appreciate how it doesnt end w/ a new romantic prospect that solves all of the main character's problems.

however, i feel like suddenly thrusting nora into various situations w/o any understanding of each life's inner workings isnt the best way to go abt it. the writing's also clunky and the dialogue could even be rly awkward at points, and that becomes annoying after a while. i get why many ppl love this book, but in my opinion it couldve been better executed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

em8ly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Entertaining for sure, but certainly depressing at parts. If not for being a fast paced read, I am not sure it would have been so easy for me ingest.

Happy for the happy ending though of course.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

adrianas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

totesdrotes's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship

Minor: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

emhunsbaker's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful 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

5.0

Haig writes into words the despair of depression, followed by the persistence of hope, all with a main character whose wit and humor shows through even at her most despairing. In his philosophical approach to finding a will to live, Haig does not fall prey to the quick fix cure of "just try to be happy," but instead walks a delicate line of balancing situational depression and mindful changes in perspective.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

pipkins973's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Death of parent