The Midnight Library

Author: Matt Haig

Genres: Fantasy, contemporary, mental health, magical realism, science fiction

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.75*)

TW: depression, suicide, death of an animal, death of a loved one, drugs, alcohol, cancer

This!!!! book!!!!!!!!

Albeit predictable, I loved the message of this book, and man, can Matt Haig write. Having read other goodreads reviews, I do agree with the criticisms they have, like the same message being reinforced over and over, the repetition can get a little boring, so on and so forth, this book left me feeling so wholesome that I can't help but round it up and give it 5 stars.

Objectively, it is about 4.75, because of the reasons stated above and how I also feel that Nora can feel relatable at times, but at other times, also fall flat as a character.

The main stars of this book were, in my opinion, Matt Haig's writing and the concept itself. There were so many beautiful quotes in this book!! At the same time, the concept and plot were what resulted in the predictable ending, so I guess that would be a double-edged sword. I could tell where the plot was going, which is not necessarily a bad thing since I wanted the story to go in that direction.

I am also super impressed that although a portion of this book was about philosophy and science fiction (things I don't normally find myself reaching out for), despite becoming glazed over a little bit when those parts appeared in the book, I still really loved the book as a whole.

At the beginning, I really felt for Nora and felt that Matt Haig portrayed how Nora came to the point of suicide well. (Huge trigger warnings for this though!!)