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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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

3.0

I often saw this on my Pinterest page along with My Year of Rest and Relaxation and I’ve also been super curious about this when I saw it on Fully Booked. However, after reading it, I was not that amazed. At first, I was caught up with the book and excited to know what was coming in the following chapters. However, I found the book too repetitive– I found some parts of it irrelevant to the plot, and the story just keeps repeating the same thing over and over again in the following chapters. Also, just how exciting it was in the first part, the latter part of the book sounded somehow like a self-help book with mediocre and annoying motivational quotes. On the bright side, I think it gave justice to how depression was depicted and gave a strong and hopeful point at the end of the story– but still, it was too predictable and cliche. Overall, this book was okay, but there’s nothing too special about it. 


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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I started reading this long ago; I think it was in 2021 when my friend Cayzie recommended it to me. However, it took me years to finish it, not because the story was boring, but because my dog tore up the book's latter pages, so I couldn’t finish reading it. Luckily, I found an epub copy and downloaded it on my laptop. Although I am just starting to read classics, I know in my heart that this book would be one of my favourite books of all time. In the first part of the book, I found it hard to understand and grasp it because I was too overwhelmed with the highfalutin words of classic novels, but once I got the hang of it, the reading was manageable. 

It was such an enjoyable experience to read this. I love how it was written in Scout's innocent voice, yet it discussed issues once considered taboo. I hated myself for only reading it just now, but I also loved knowing I would pursue a career like Atticus; this book will forever serve as one of my moral compasses when my future career in law makes me question my integrity and values in life.