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Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live? Read more
Publisher : FABER AND FABER
Publication date : February 13, 2021
Edition : Main
Language : English
Print length : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 1786892731
ISBN-13 : 37
Item Weight : 9 ounces
Dimensions : 5.08 x 0.76 x 7.8 inches
Book 1 of 2 : The Midnight World
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This book reminds me of the show "Being Erica", a Canadian comedy-drama TV series that aired on CBC from January 2009 until December 2011. The premise of the show is Erica Strange is a woman who wakes up in the hospital either after a suicide attempt or a psychological breakdown. Shortly after meets a therapist to deal with the regrets in her life. She soon discovers that he has the ability to send her back in time to actually relive these events and even change their outcome. The story of Midnight Library begins with Nora Seed attempting suicide and thus finding herself in a mysterious library between life and death. Mrs. Louis Elm is the kindhearted, retired school librarian from Nora's youth who manages the library. She represents intelligence, compassion, and complete support, often showing Nora to look past her regrets and find meaning in her life. Additionally, each one of the books represents an alternative life Nora could have explored based on the different choices she could have taken. As a result, she is given the opportunity to investigate other possible lives and therefore, confront her regrets. This is a great book that explores regret, second chances, and the choices that shape our life. Furthermore, a well-written story that advise us to slow down, relax, and appreciate the beauty and simple pleasures in life before it is too late.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2026 by Julie Yashur
This is a pretty good read with a nice little lesson at the end. I found this concept very unique and I couldn’t stop wondering what was going to happen next. I highly recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2026 by Lorraine
At first this was sad, but by the end of the first chapter, it hooked me when after she tries to kill herself she discovers, "There's another place to go, and it's not some mythical after life." What if a lot of books, endless books of us, existed on our just making one different choice and it changed everything. What if we crossed a street at a certain time and met the love of your life, but what if you ignored him that day. It's all in here... What if we followed through on our childhood dream but realized it was only to get a parents approval, and you found out, it didn't make a difference anyway because other people aren't controlled by us and their lives and issues would have existed anyway... What if we followed any of the dreams we had of becoming, when we grew up, as a child, if we knew ahead of time what the outcome would be, would we choose another ending, or would we hold on to the life we have because every day we can decide to change just one thing and have a totally different life outcome than the one we have now. This was inspiring, and life changing in how it really made me rethink what I thought I knew.. What if we had made one simple change in our current life and we began to see we matter. Every person we touch, every word we say, every kind thing we do for others all does matter, and may have changed their lives, or saved them. Every day is precious and matters because we're here. In the end, as long as you have any time left, you can still make dreams come true and make it the life you want, or change someone else's life. Life affirming, and deep, this book will make you think, and see your existence matters more than you imagined, because of the lives you touched and may still touch yet. A great read, and a deep dive into our own "what if"..then read it again. I promise you'll think about this book for a very long time after you read it. BTW, it has a great unexpected ending.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023 by L. L.
Format: Paperback
“Eqidistance. That’s how she felt most of her life. Caught in the middle. Struggling, flailing, trying to survive while not knowing which way to go. Which path to commit to without regret.”~ Matt Haig Nora Seeds is depressed, unhappy with life, and frozen with regrets over her poor choices and wrong decisions. She's convinced taking her own life is the only way out of a life she has gotten so wrong. When Nora wakes up, she finds herself in the Midnight Library, a place between life and death where every book is an alternate story of Nora's life. Each story is a life Nora would have had if she had made a different choice, at a crucial time, for her path in life. Nora has a chance at another life and it's hers for the choosing. Will she make the right choice and find a life where she can finally experience happiness and a life worth living? This is the second of the two April '22 selections for the community book club I belong to and I was excited to dig into a book with such a creative premise that was already on my TBR. I enjoyed being a silent passenger along for the ride in Nora’s journey, where the pages turn quickly and the ending attempts to make sense. Although the five-month gap between reading and reviewing this book wasn't intentional, I've had plenty of time to digest how I felt about the way this story played out. Originally I just struggled connecting with both Nora and the offered ending, but eventually more issues surfaced. This author knows depression and suicide and, in fact, uses both as catalysts in this book, yet they have a superficial part in the story. The author's writing begins to feel preachy, from my viewpoint, about the choices Nora should make in her life. If she chooses this life with this decision she won't have depression and she'll live her best life? All Nora has to do now is make the right choice and she'll feel better about her life. That sounds a bit wonky to me when mental health is at the heart of the Nora's issues. Please don't get me wrong, although I don't love it, I do like this story, the Magical Realism and the Time Travel, but I do have mixed feelings about it. This story is mostly sad, Nora is horribly confused, and how is this okay? Some things don't feel right about this story and I can't love it based on how it makes my heart feel. I apologize if I'm offending those readers who love this book, which is not my intent. The same book, different readers, result in differing opinions, it's a fact. There are literally hundreds of thousands of reviews of this book to source and read. Mine is just one of very few outlier reviews.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2022 by Terrie D. Robinson