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A review by xoarinaox
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
3.0
I haven’t read in nearly a year, nor have I kept up with book news, so when my semester ended and summer holidays started, I was presented with so much free time I wasn’t quite sure how to spend it. My mother recommended reading for pleasure again. So there I was, at the bookstore, and I
picked it up without really knowing what it was about.
And I’m pleased to say that I quite enjoyed it. If I can give a more accurate rating, I’d give it a 3.8/5, not a 4 star read for me because it was a little cheesy at times. It was long enough that I felt accomplished when I finished but short enough that it didn’t feel like a chore to read. It was easy to slip back into the old routine of getting lost in a book. The author’s writing felt comforting to read but punchy enough to have me hooked. The story he told was one where many have felt, and seeing as how I wasn’t in the best headspace, really had me take a moment and think. Many things have happened, and reading this, I just can’t help but emphasise with Nora, as must be the case with other people. There’s something so poignant in just wanting to live, desperately, despite life’s many challenges. And this book reminded me that I myself am full of possibilities, that J am full of potential, and all it takes is an action to turn that potential into a reality. Cheesy as this review may be, I truly am happy I chose this book and read it. Of course, there a couple of bits that were maybe slow or repetitive or I wasn’t a fan, but that didn’t take away my enjoyment.
All in all, I recommend this book to those that enjoy a little of urban fantasy, and enjoy pondering about life. I’m not quite sure when I traded YA sci-fi fantasy for these sort of books, but maybe that happens as you gradually mature. I’m still far from being a mature adult, but soon maybe I’ll get there. This was quite a ramble haha.
picked it up without really knowing what it was about.
And I’m pleased to say that I quite enjoyed it. If I can give a more accurate rating, I’d give it a 3.8/5, not a 4 star read for me because it was a little cheesy at times. It was long enough that I felt accomplished when I finished but short enough that it didn’t feel like a chore to read. It was easy to slip back into the old routine of getting lost in a book. The author’s writing felt comforting to read but punchy enough to have me hooked. The story he told was one where many have felt, and seeing as how I wasn’t in the best headspace, really had me take a moment and think. Many things have happened, and reading this, I just can’t help but emphasise with Nora, as must be the case with other people. There’s something so poignant in just wanting to live, desperately, despite life’s many challenges. And this book reminded me that I myself am full of possibilities, that J am full of potential, and all it takes is an action to turn that potential into a reality. Cheesy as this review may be, I truly am happy I chose this book and read it. Of course, there a couple of bits that were maybe slow or repetitive or I wasn’t a fan, but that didn’t take away my enjoyment.
All in all, I recommend this book to those that enjoy a little of urban fantasy, and enjoy pondering about life. I’m not quite sure when I traded YA sci-fi fantasy for these sort of books, but maybe that happens as you gradually mature. I’m still far from being a mature adult, but soon maybe I’ll get there. This was quite a ramble haha.