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A review by eabness
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This book MIGHT prove insightful to a middle-schooler who has never been to therapy.
A cliche, heavy-handed metaphor on nearly every page, Haig attempts - desperately and ineffectively - to be as edgy and thought provoking as the philosophers he name drops in almost every chapter. Throughout this wholly predictable narrative, we learn nothing profound from the "trials" of our self-pitying "protagonist," and are left craving even a single reflection on the value of life or the mystery of death that we haven't heard a million times before.
A cliche, heavy-handed metaphor on nearly every page, Haig attempts - desperately and ineffectively - to be as edgy and thought provoking as the philosophers he name drops in almost every chapter. Throughout this wholly predictable narrative, we learn nothing profound from the "trials" of our self-pitying "protagonist," and are left craving even a single reflection on the value of life or the mystery of death that we haven't heard a million times before.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt