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The Midnight Library
by Matt Haig
sooo this fantastic book follows Nora Seed, a 35 year old lady, deeply unhappy with her life. she is lonely and depressed, regretting a number of things she did or didn't do, and takes her own life at the start of the book. and then she finds herself in the midst of an infinite library, filled with books containing the multitudes of different lives she could have lived had any of the decisions she made in her life been different. it was interesting to think about all these potential lives, as though I have often dwelled on how certain choices have led me to where I am now, I rarely stop to think of the alternate lives I could be living - how different they might be. this book made me think of those other lives, and made me grateful for the one I have.
I found the start left me feeling sorta funny, as I massively worry about not achieving much with my life, and this was essentially the reality Nora was living with. but it became a joyous story filled with some rather profound sentiments that I hope will stick with me. it talked of not dwelling too much on past regrets, looking towards the future and what you can make of it. it talked of the huge potential every life has, and how it's never too late to make something of it.
I found this book to be a glorious story of love and kindness and hope. not only is it a fascinating concept but it was, in my opinion, extremely well executed. it had fantastic character development and was also beautifully written. I'm definitely a little tempted to go back through and annotate it as there were sooo many fantastic quotes!
okay gush over I think, can you tell I loved this book?! I've seen some mixed reviews but I absolutely could not recommend this more!
I found the start left me feeling sorta funny, as I massively worry about not achieving much with my life, and this was essentially the reality Nora was living with. but it became a joyous story filled with some rather profound sentiments that I hope will stick with me. it talked of not dwelling too much on past regrets, looking towards the future and what you can make of it. it talked of the huge potential every life has, and how it's never too late to make something of it.
I found this book to be a glorious story of love and kindness and hope. not only is it a fascinating concept but it was, in my opinion, extremely well executed. it had fantastic character development and was also beautifully written. I'm definitely a little tempted to go back through and annotate it as there were sooo many fantastic quotes!
okay gush over I think, can you tell I loved this book?! I've seen some mixed reviews but I absolutely could not recommend this more!