A review by badbrad002
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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

3.5

This was an engrossing & really innovative concept, which made it an immersive and quick read! No spoilers but I think it was a miss that in this created world, the main character could-have-been-but-wasn't "all-knowing" in her situations --would have been far more interesting to explore these scenarios instead of watching her anxiously stumble through time after time. I found some of the writing a bit shallow, and the main character felt reductive ...in a man-writing-about-how-he-thinks-a-woman-reacts kinda way.
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