The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick - Matt Haig

The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick

By Matt Haig

  • Release Date: 2020-09-29
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 11,080 Ratings

Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year

"A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."—The Washington Post

The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book.

Don’t miss Matt Haig’s latest instant New York Times besteller, The Life Impossible, available now

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 blockbuster 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

  • Thought provoking

    5
    By ourherd
    Such an unexpected and deeply thoughtful book. I enjoyed the characters immensely. I had a bit of a hard time getting through the very beginning but then couldn’t put it down. A must read!

  • Loved it!

    5
    By AbrilZt
    So inspiring and it arrived at the perfect time in my life.

  • Literally Life Changing for Me

    5
    By SunStarEye
    My Granddaughter, Alex, gave this book to me to help me transition back into my life. Shortly after Nora found herself in the Midnight Library, surprisingly, I felt an awakening. As I continued to read, and understand, I stepped back into the Movie of my root life. I relished every chapter, looking forward each day to the next. This wonderful book means so much to me. I am eternally grateful for it.

  • I just needed a little more

    4
    By Ps26:5
    The concept of this book is so unique and different and is probably what kept me engaged throughout. But I struggled to like Nora and root for her. Something was missing for me in how her character was developed.

  • Beautiful!

    5
    By irun2xs
    Very uplifting story

  • Is this written

    2
    By Whim1954
    By a child for a child? After a few chapters I couldn’t take it anymore and had to bounce out and cloud 9 it.

  • Almost chose death out of boredom

    1
    By bcstoryteller
    I still like the title but that is about the only positive thing I have to say about this book. Rarely do I give up on a book without finishing, but in keeping with the message of this book delivered in blunt, repetitive, awkward prose and steeped in trite psycho babble, I did not want to have to regret having used up another minute of my life lapping up this pablum. This book wants to be deep but it comes off as Wikipedia level dissertation on the meaning of life that is so repetitive and obvious that I found myself flipping through pages trying to find plot, before giving up in the face of the upcoming obvious ending about three quarters of the way through.

  • Absolutely lovely

    5
    By hollace12
    The best book I’ve read in years! Poignant and touching. It hits all the feels.

  • The midnight library

    5
    By Md-yanks
    One of the best books I’ve ever read. Beautifully written and I was able to relate so much to the story. Please read this book!

  • Heartwarming book

    5
    By kcoxpeach
    This book was a nice thorough read. Enjoy.

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