Book Review: The Midnight Library
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5 Out of 5 Stars
The Midnight Library is Charming and Whimsical
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a charming and whimsical fantasy novel with a theme of positive blessings. Also, the wonderful mix of descriptive and narrative writing creates a unique quality of reading. As a result, this story about a woman who thinks her life isn’t worth living is nothing less than stunning.
“Thanks to the storytelling chops of writer Matt Haig, The Midnight Library is an engaging read, full of gentle insights and soothing wisdom… This is a book about shedding regret by gaining perspective. It’s full of quirky plot lines, with glimpses of opportunities and potential in unexpected places and people.”
—Psychology Today
Protagonist Nora Seed has countless disappointments in her life and a list of regrets so heavy their combined weight might crush her from the inside out.
Upon finding herself between the land of the living and beyond, Nora has the opportunity to try on different lives. So she embarks on an adventure to see where she might find happiness.
Blend the feel of films such as It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol. Then mix in the philosophical beliefs of Henry David Thoreau, Voltaire, and Plato. Finally, add in the modern-day setting with all its trappings. Then you’ll find this enchanting tale of self-discovery. And it will leave you knowing that no life is perfect and happiness is what we create.
Put The Midnight Library on Your List of Must-Reads
Have you ever thought about how life might be if only you had done this or that? Then put this novel on your list of must-reads. The Midnight Library is a most delightful escape into possibility, goodness, and discovering that life isn’t set in stone.
The Midnight Library Synopsis:
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe, a library contains an infinite number of books. Each one is a story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is. Another is for the life you could have lived had you 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 new 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.
Author Bio:
Matt Haig is a British author for children and adults. His memoir Reasons to Stay Alive was a number one bestseller, staying in the British top ten for 46 weeks. His children’s book A Boy Called Christmas was a runaway hit in his own country and is translated into over 25 languages.
It is being made into a film by Studio Canal, and The Guardian called it an ‘instant classic.’ Neil Gaiman said of his writing: “Haig has an empathy for the human condition, the light and the dark of it, and he uses the full palette to build his excellent stories.” His novels for adults include the award-winning The Radleys and The Humans.
The Midnight Library FAQ
The print book is 299 pages.
September 29, 2020
Yes, you can purchase the Audible version here.
Yes, Studio Canal and Blueprint Pictures are in production on the film now.
The cover image of this feature is of Rijksmuseum Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Will van Wingerden on Unsplash
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