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A review by sugar_fox
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
4.25
This book was a wonderful experience. I can already tell this is one I’ll think about for a long while, it was thought-provoking and the story itself unique and profound. It is both a reflection on one’s life and on humanity as a hole, and how changes- even something as simple as a kindness- can change a person’s life.
I will not lie and say I didn’t cry reading this. Especially the beginning and ending. It’s a story I feel, has to be read at a slower pace. Over the course of a week, maybe a month. I especially found the middle portion of the book quite slow and repetitive, but it’s necessary for the ending so I can’t fault it all that much, and each little flicket of Nora’s life we gain a better insight into who she is, or could’ve been.
To conclude, do I recommend this book? Yes, definitely.
I will not lie and say I didn’t cry reading this. Especially the beginning and ending. It’s a story I feel, has to be read at a slower pace. Over the course of a week, maybe a month. I especially found the middle portion of the book quite slow and repetitive, but it’s necessary for the ending so I can’t fault it all that much, and each little flicket of Nora’s life we gain a better insight into who she is, or could’ve been.
To conclude, do I recommend this book? Yes, definitely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt