The Midnight Library
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- Author：Matt Haig
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Summary
'Between life and death there is a library， and within that library， the shelves go on forever。 Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived。 To see how things would be if you had made other choices。。。 Would you have done anything different， if you had the chance to undo your regrets？'
A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived， from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and How To Stop Time。
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books， each one the story of another reality。 One tells the story of your life as it is， along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life。 While we all wonder how our lives might have been， what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself？ Would any of these other lives truly be better？
In The Midnight Library， Matt Haig's enchanting novel， Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision。 Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one， following a different career， undoing old breakups， realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life， and what makes it worth living in the first place。
A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived， from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and How To Stop Time。
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books， each one the story of another reality。 One tells the story of your life as it is， along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life。 While we all wonder how our lives might have been， what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself？ Would any of these other lives truly be better？
In The Midnight Library， Matt Haig's enchanting novel， Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision。 Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one， following a different career， undoing old breakups， realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life， and what makes it worth living in the first place。
Reviews
Neave Sheena
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cannot wait to re-read！！
Stacey
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This was okay。 Interesting premise with a satisfying ending， but it could have dug deeper。
Andra Buzatu
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O carte numai buna de devorat in weekend sub plapuma printre vase murdare si topaiala de copii cand esti racit si fara chef。Nu e suficient de complexa incat sa ai nevoie de puterea maxima de concentrare， dar nici intr-atat de superficiala incat sa nu te provoace la introspectie。
Laura Shively
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An interest read that reflects on the choices we make and the foundations of the regrets we build over a lifetime。 Would recommend。
Stephanie
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3。75 stars。 An enjoyable read。 this book is the love child of two movies "It's a Wonderful Life" and "sliding doors" - in a Little Prince sort of way。 3。75 stars。 An enjoyable read。 this book is the love child of two movies "It's a Wonderful Life" and "sliding doors" - in a Little Prince sort of way。 。。。more
Valeria
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'' Lucrurile ar fi mult mai ușoare dacă am înțelege că nu există un mod anume de a trăi， care să ne imunizeze împotriva tristeții。 Tristețea e o parte intrinsecă din mecanismul numit fericire。 '' Biblioteca de la Miezul Nopții este un roman despre cea mai intimă călătorie。 O călătorie în noi， în profunzimea sentimentelor， regretelor și amintirilor ce ne proiectează momentul în care trăim。 Un pas pe care， din când în când， ar trebui să-l parcurgem， o reîmprospătare a trăirilor。 Cred că mesajul ac '' Lucrurile ar fi mult mai ușoare dacă am înțelege că nu există un mod anume de a trăi， care să ne imunizeze împotriva tristeții。 Tristețea e o parte intrinsecă din mecanismul numit fericire。 '' Biblioteca de la Miezul Nopții este un roman despre cea mai intimă călătorie。 O călătorie în noi， în profunzimea sentimentelor， regretelor și amintirilor ce ne proiectează momentul în care trăim。 Un pas pe care， din când în când， ar trebui să-l parcurgem， o reîmprospătare a trăirilor。 Cred că mesajul acestei povești prezintă sugestia unei staționări din haosul emoțional pe care-l trăim și reflectarea lăuntrică。 Am perceput stările personajului principal， Nora， ca pe o experință în conștientizarea potențialului。 Starea psihică a Norei este rezultatul existenței presiunii sociale， ce ne lasă， de multe ori， marginalizați， ignorați， plictisiți și dezamagiți。 Aventura în care pătrunde este o invitație la autocunoaștere， prin provocarea de a fi față-n față cu regretele ce sunt adânc ascunse， dar care te doboară treptat。 Însăși Biblioteca de la Miezul Nopții devine o metaforă a dorinței de supraviețuire inclusă în mecanismul funcțional al omului， iar pentru Nora este șansa prin care descoperă propria viață， dar în universuri paralele ''undeva între viață și moarte''。 La un moment dat， citind acest roman， ai putea să nu te regăsești în starea de spirit ce plutește în jur， unii nu ar înțelege depresia și incapacitatea Norei de a se adapta la noile posibilități， dar scopul poveștii tinde să contureaze， mai mult decât altceva， necesitatea de a fi înțelegători cu propria sănătate mintală， pentru că nu avem nevoie de o podgorie sau un apus californian， ca să fim fericiți。 Nici măcar nu avem nevoie de o casă mare și de o familie perfectă。 Avem nevoie doar de potențial。 Iar în noi nu este nimic altceva decât potențial。 Recomand cu drag acest roman， cel puțin pentru mine， a fost ca un portal către un tărâm magic， în care totul este posibil， fără vreo limită a imaginației， dar cu sesizarea valorii fiecărei decizii。 。。。more
StarszBooks
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。。。This。 This right here。 This is the book。 It’s evident I have no words。 I relate to this book entirely too much。 Like Nora， I’m off to go plant a forest within myself now。 ✌🏾💫
Bhakti Hansoti
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Super easy to read， starts of a little morbid and dark， but overall a light read that draws you in。
Erika Nelson
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You know a book is good when you’re still thinking about it days afterward。 This isn’t the most incredible amazing book （there were some slow bits） but it could come pretty close。 It’s filled with little literary gems that I had to reread multiple times to really ingest。 This ones a keeper。“Never underestimate the great importance of small things” “The prison wasn’t the place， but the perspective”
Asmeeta
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“She wasn’t a black hole， she decided。 She was a volcano。 And like a volcano she couldn’t run away from herself。。。”This book has an absolutely beautiful and different concept。 It reminds us of the fact that we are not a tree （I would love to be one though！） and that life offers us countless opportunities we can seize。The writing style is so good， specially to cover such a complex story。
Caitlin
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 You don't have to understand life。 You just have to live it。I thought this was a fun expansion on the idea of parallel universes， but I had a hard-ish time connecting with the protagonist。 This felt a lot like a short story that had chapters inserted in it to make a novel。 The main idea started to feel repetitive， and some things didn't get any further insight。 Like， WHY was Hugo's a "special case"？Overall， a nice， fast read， but I could have used more。 It felt like it was going for the easy cry You don't have to understand life。 You just have to live it。I thought this was a fun expansion on the idea of parallel universes， but I had a hard-ish time connecting with the protagonist。 This felt a lot like a short story that had chapters inserted in it to make a novel。 The main idea started to feel repetitive， and some things didn't get any further insight。 Like， WHY was Hugo's a "special case"？Overall， a nice， fast read， but I could have used more。 It felt like it was going for the easy cry， but it missed the mark for me。 。。。more
Jason Bushnell
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The Midnight Library is the place Nore Seed goes between life and death to explore all of the “could have beens”—the lives that she could have led， but didn’t。 Enter the multiverse！The novel starts out as a really intriguing idea， but in the end just didn’t wow me like I thought it was going to。 I’ve heard it said that readers bring much of themselves to a book， and for someone who doesn’t have many significant regrets—and who doesn’t wish life could be different in a huge variety of ways—my abi The Midnight Library is the place Nore Seed goes between life and death to explore all of the “could have beens”—the lives that she could have led， but didn’t。 Enter the multiverse！The novel starts out as a really intriguing idea， but in the end just didn’t wow me like I thought it was going to。 I’ve heard it said that readers bring much of themselves to a book， and for someone who doesn’t have many significant regrets—and who doesn’t wish life could be different in a huge variety of ways—my ability to connect to this book isn’t what it could be for other readers。Additionally， I found some of the ‘suspend disbelief’ moments to be asking too much。 The idea that Nora could ‘fake her way’ through living her ‘other timeline’ when she’s just plopped into it without any context or memory。。。 Characters just seem to ignore REALLY WEIRD things that she says/does。 I’m fine with the fantasy/sci-fi aspects， because that’s a given， but it’s the character-to-character interaction that at many times just doesn’t feel genuine or real。All that said， excellent writing and a well-told story。 I’m just not sure it’s meant for me。“It’s hard to predict， isn’t it？ The things that will make us happy。” 。。。more
Bargain Sleuth Book Reviews
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For this and other book reviews， visit www。bargain-sleuth。comSometimes， I am woefully late to the party。 It happens a lot with books。 I’m not a librarian （but I used to work in a library） or someone who pays attention to upcoming releases。 Usually， by the time I find out about a book， there’s a list a mile long on the holds list at our library consortium。 For Example， The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah came out the beginning of February and now suddenly everyone is talking about it。 I decided to s For this and other book reviews， visit www。bargain-sleuth。comSometimes， I am woefully late to the party。 It happens a lot with books。 I’m not a librarian （but I used to work in a library） or someone who pays attention to upcoming releases。 Usually， by the time I find out about a book， there’s a list a mile long on the holds list at our library consortium。 For Example， The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah came out the beginning of February and now suddenly everyone is talking about it。 I decided to see what the big deal was and put myself on the hold list for the book about mid-February。 I’m number 256， with 17 copies of the book in rotation among the libraries we have。 It will probably be at least six months before I see what all the fuss is about。The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is another one of those books。 Rated one of the best books of 2020 on Goodreads， I kept meaning to get around to it and finally got the book from the library in mid-February 2021。 What could possibly be the big deal about it？ Well， it took me only two days to read it because I thought it was that good。We’ve all wondered about it from time to time。 What if？ What if my father hadn’t died when I was 14， the very same day I had a little epiphany on what I wanted to do with my life？ What if I had sent my school advisor to the radio station WQLH to pick up all the free CDs the station was offering my high school student-run radio station？ I never would have met my husband， the program director。 What if I had been diagnosed with Bi-Polar Disorder back in high school when it first manifested itself instead of at the age of 35？ I wouldn’t have three of my four kids， for one thing。Trigger Warning: The Midnight Library explores the what if’s of Nora， a woman so depressed about her life she attempts suicide。 But before she dies， she ends up in a library。 A library of life choices。 Nora gets to go through her Book of Regrets and pick one thing she would have done differently to see how life would have turned out。 It’s sort of like It’s a Wonderful Life in a magical world。 It asks the question of what’s the best life to live？ What makes a life worth living？ Are your dreams realistic？ What should you want out of life？The amazing thing is that as Nora explores the roads not taken， she realizes disappointment in every book she chooses to get rid of a myriad of regrets。 Sometimes the disappointment is there right from the beginning， sometimes it takes longer to manifest itself。 But the depression over one’s life keeps coming back to her。 She just can’t shake it， no matter how many other lives she tries out。 It takes her a long time to realize “what we consider to be the most successful route for us to take， actually isn’t。 Because too often our view of success is about some external bullshit idea of achievement – an Olympic medal， the ideal husband， a good salary。 And we have all these metrics that we try and reach。 When really success isn’t something you measure， and life isn’t a race you can win。”Some people may find this book inspiring。 Some may find it too close to a self-help manual on self-love。 Some may think of it as a version of Bill Murray’s film Groundhog Day。 Others may be triggered by the nearly constant depression of Nora， no matter what life choices she makes。 I’ve been down Nora’s rabbit hole， in high school， after my dad died， but I wasn’t triggered by the constant talk of depression。 Others may find the book too much to handle。 Ultimately， I found this book uplifting in it’s odyssey， albeit with a predictable ending。 Bonus points for including information on where to go/who to call/where to reach out if you’re feeling suicidal。 。。。more
Andrea Manalac
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- overall easy read that made me really reflect on life- simple storyline but had a lot of meaning within the plot/how things were portrayed- love how philosophical it was （as you can see by the post it notes）- would definitely suggest！！
Deb Emerson
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Started off thinking that I was not going to enjoy this book much but as I got into it I found it much easier to get absorbed in。 The powerful messages explored within are so true。 Life is not perfect and has up and downs along the way and this cannot be avoided。 It’s how we respond to the challenges we face and the positives we can draw from our experiences that help us deal with life。
Sarah Parker
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I loved to he idea of this book。。。a place between life and death where you can see other versions of your life play out had you made a small change in your “root life”。 Is the grass always greener on the other side？ Fun to think about the what if’s of life。
Maryam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 « The paradox of volcanoes 🌋 was they were symbols of destruction but also life。 Once the lava slows and cools， it solidifies and then breaks down over time to become soil - rich， fertile soil。She wasn’t a black hole， she decided。 She was a volcano。 And like a volcano she couldn’t run away from herself。 She’d have to stay there and tend to that wasteland。She could plant a forest inside herself。 »If you have the possibility to test every life you thought it was the best for you or at least the on « The paradox of volcanoes 🌋 was they were symbols of destruction but also life。 Once the lava slows and cools， it solidifies and then breaks down over time to become soil - rich， fertile soil。She wasn’t a black hole， she decided。 She was a volcano。 And like a volcano she couldn’t run away from herself。 She’d have to stay there and tend to that wasteland。She could plant a forest inside herself。 »If you have the possibility to test every life you thought it was the best for you or at least the one that is better than the life you are living， what it would be ？Well， that’s what Nora did。 She wanted to escape from her life， thinking that other choices could be better， only to find out that « You can have everything and feel nothing » and that « We don’t have to do everything in order to be everything， because we are already infinite。 While we are alive we always contain a future of multifarious possibility。 » I highly recommend this book ☕️ 📖 。。。more
Lesley
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Such an intriguing， creative and inspiring read！ Nora Seed finds herself between life and death and in search of the “perfect” life。 The in-between is represented by the midnight library which contains endless rows of books that hold paths to many different lives。 What path will Nora choose？ What leads her to finally choose to live again？ “It is quite a revelation to discover that the place you wanted to escape to is the exact same place you escaped from。 That the prison wasn’t the place， but th Such an intriguing， creative and inspiring read！ Nora Seed finds herself between life and death and in search of the “perfect” life。 The in-between is represented by the midnight library which contains endless rows of books that hold paths to many different lives。 What path will Nora choose？ What leads her to finally choose to live again？ “It is quite a revelation to discover that the place you wanted to escape to is the exact same place you escaped from。 That the prison wasn’t the place， but the perspective” 。。。more
Heike
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I got this book as a birthday present， but knowing what it was about， I didn't feel "strong" enough at the time。 Back then I just didn't want a book let me start thinking about my own life。I eventually picked it up this weekend and just couldn't lay it down。 I really love the idea of a library full of lives one could have lived！ It really inspired me and it will definitely stay in my head。 I got this book as a birthday present， but knowing what it was about， I didn't feel "strong" enough at the time。 Back then I just didn't want a book let me start thinking about my own life。I eventually picked it up this weekend and just couldn't lay it down。 I really love the idea of a library full of lives one could have lived！ It really inspired me and it will definitely stay in my head。 。。。more
dona
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Gostei。 A história é interessante e inspiradora， mas não acho que me marcou tanto。 Eu gostei da ideia toda dos universos paralelos， bem como das reflexões e simbologias do livro （por exemplo o jogo de xadrez）。 Porém acho que eu estava esperando mais devido ao hype desse livro。
Lara
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Slow start and actually almost gave up but completely changed my mind in the middle and ended up really enjoying it。 Totally heart warming ❤️
Deborah A G
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I loved this book。 I reflected about so much as Nora experienced her opportunities in the Midnight Library。 I don’t want to spoil this book for anyone， but read it。
Esj
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Any book that references Sylvia Plath and Fleetwood Mac in the first 20 pages is going to be good。
FortressOfBookitude
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4，5*Matt Haig schreibt Bücher， die einen trotz ihrer ernsten Themen mit einem absolut guten Gefühl zurücklassen。 Dabei nimmt man vielleicht keine lebensverändernde Message mit， aber dafür eine Erinnerung daran， dass man mit seinen Strugglen nicht allein ist und diese überwinden kann。
Gedankenpilze
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Der Anfang war wirklich deprimierend und ich hätte das Buch deshalb fast abgebrochen。 Aber zum Glück habe ich das nicht getan！ Sobald es erstmal in die Mitternachtsbibliothek ging， hat mich das Buch völlig in seinen Bann geschlagen。 Eine tiefsinnige Reise quer durch alternative Leben， immer auf der Suche nach Lebenswillen und -sinn。 Das hat mich sehr berührt und ich liebe das Ende。 Große Empfehlung！
Cori
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This book is fantastic。 I enjoyed being a part of Nora's journey and I like how it made me think of paths I didn't take in my life。 I am very thankful for the opportunities and choices in my life， but this book had me thinking of moments and opportunities I didn't even realize I may have missed。 More than anything this fiction book was a positive and though provoking take on a tough topic and I loved it！ This book is fantastic。 I enjoyed being a part of Nora's journey and I like how it made me think of paths I didn't take in my life。 I am very thankful for the opportunities and choices in my life， but this book had me thinking of moments and opportunities I didn't even realize I may have missed。 More than anything this fiction book was a positive and though provoking take on a tough topic and I loved it！ 。。。more
Jo
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Enjoyable and easy to read yet also very thought-provoking。 I thoroughly recommend
فاطمة بن رجب
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<3 j'ai besoin des livres comme celui là ， il me redonne l'espoir de vivre et rester dans cette vie merdique 。。 merci Matt Haig <3 <3 j'ai besoin des livres comme celui là ， il me redonne l'espoir de vivre et rester dans cette vie merdique 。。 merci Matt Haig <3 。。。more
Kaleigh Rogers
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More of a three and a half really。 I read it quite quickly for me， but not sure if that was an indication of enjoyment or just a simple story。 Nice writing， feel good message， a bit cheesy and I wish the author gave the reader more credit， but I’m feeling generous after a heart warmer。
Emma Callahan
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It's always disappointing when a book you had been looking forward to for months， a book that had been sold out at many a bookstore several times you went， ended up being so uninspiring。 It's certainly not Matt Haig's fault that his book is so popular， but I guess I was expecting so much more given the buzz。 The concept of a place where you can take back your greatest regrets barrels toward a conclusion （。。。and lesson。。。） most readers will see coming from page 1 and I would have been more forgiv It's always disappointing when a book you had been looking forward to for months， a book that had been sold out at many a bookstore several times you went， ended up being so uninspiring。 It's certainly not Matt Haig's fault that his book is so popular， but I guess I was expecting so much more given the buzz。 The concept of a place where you can take back your greatest regrets barrels toward a conclusion （。。。and lesson。。。） most readers will see coming from page 1 and I would have been more forgiving of the cliches had Haig taken more risks in the middle。 So while the prose were good， The Midnight Library just ended up feeling rote to me。 。。。more
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