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The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick: A Novel (The Midnight World)

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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. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books


Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 9, 2023


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525559493


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 98


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.06 x 0.79 x 7.75 inches


Book 1 of 2 ‏ : ‎ The Midnight World


Best Sellers Rank: #253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Time Travel Fiction #2 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery #12 in Literary Fiction (Books)


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    • Well-written, thought provoking book!
Format: Paperback
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2026 by Julie Yashur
    • Fast read
Format: Paperback
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
    • Everything we do can change the course of our lives.
Format: Paperback
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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023 by L. L.
    • A Magical Realism and Time Travel Story!
“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. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2022 by Terrie D. Robinson

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