A review by tahdens
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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

3.5

 In a world where the multiverse and parallel timelines have become the new 'thing', The Midnight Library is about the middle of the pack. It was nice. As someone who identified strongly at one point in my life with 'beginning of the book' Nora, I do admit I had to restart a book a few times over the course of the last year.

The book didn't really hook me in until probably 60% through. About half of it I listened to with Carey Mulligan and her performance really helped me stick with it more than the content of the book itself, I think.

The ending was a little too cookie cutter. I mean, we all knew from the first page how it was going to end, right? 
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