Book Review: Midnight Library

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I had heard great things about Matt Haig's The Midnight Library. The story immediately reminded me of another book I had recently read, Jane Unlimited (You can read my review here).

The story is basically a story about appreciating what you have and how things happen for a reason. In the book, we meet Nora. She loses her will to leave after several bad things happen in her life. This is how she reaches the title's Midnight Library. The library is a place where each book represents a possible future for Nora, each rooting from a different decision she had made at any point in time (there are a LOT of books, as you can imagine).

The first book Nora reads is the Book of Regrets. In Nora's case, it is a big book. Then we get to live each life Nora could have lived is she had made a certain decision differently.

In Jane Unlimited, we were also presented with different versions of the story, but at least in The Midnight Library, Nora gets to think about what happened to her and how the other life was good or bad. Unlike Jane Unlimited, the author gives us closure at the end.

Personally, it isn't my kind of book. It felt more like a self-help book in a way. Although it did make me think about my life and how I should appreciate what I have, I never felt compelled to pick up the book and read it.

I've heard a lot of people really enjoyed it. I did too. It was well written and it had a positive message, but I guess I'm used to a little more action.

Cheers!


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