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The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick Hardback - 2020
by Matt Haig
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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.
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Readers were sharply divided on The Midnight Library. Many praised its hook—a multiverse of unlived lives—and found the short chapters, clear prose, and Carey Mulligan’s audiobook narration to make it an accessible, motivating read that prompts reflection on regrets and perspective. Others criticized the execution as repetitive and predictable, with a self-help tone that felt heavy-handed, shallow, or pedantic. The portrayal of depression and suicide drew mixed reactions: some found it empathetic and reassuring, while others called it simplistic or problematic. Overall, it was frequently described as an easy, uplifting book-club pick whose message resonated for some and rang hollow for others; strong trigger warnings were advised.
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- Title The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick
- Author Matt Haig
- Binding Hardback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking, New York
- Publication date 2020-09-29
- ISBN 9780525559474 / 0525559477
- Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.1 in (21.84 x 14.48 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Category Fiction - General
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Science fiction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2020940583
- Dewey Decimal Code 823.92
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Citations
- Booklist, 08/01/2020, Page 22
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/2020, Page 0
- Library Journal, 10/01/2020, Page 69
- Publishers Weekly, 07/27/2020, Page 0
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