The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

The Midnight Library

By Matt Haig

  • Release Date: 2020-09-29
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 10,847 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 new novel The Life Impossible, coming September 2024


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

  • Heartwarming book

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

    5
    By AshMarBurg
    Loved this book and couldn’t put it down
  • Life saving

    5
    By Jess Nicholas
    One of the best books I’ve ever read.
  • Astounding.

    5
    By Savetheace
    I ended this book feeling a tad bit changed, for the better. A new addition to my soul. Thank you Matt for such a lovely gift.
  • Midnight library

    5
    By HandmanPT
    Great book, very enlightening!
  • Wonderful Read

    5
    By Teacher Talk
    Great fantasy with such meaning in our personal lives and the paths we could have taken compared to the one we went on. Loved this book!
  • uplifting!

    5
    By oobloobxoobs
    starts pretty dark, but I love the progression throughout, got a bit wordy at parts, but nothing unbearable
  • Average?!

    3
    By Nickname: All is taken
    It was quite ok-ish. I don’t know why but I expected something more from a midnight library. But I did love the idea of being able to live all the different lifestyles. I want to do something like that too.
  • Interesting

    5
    By Nickname127876
    Not a book I would generally read, but found it hard to put down.
  • A must read…..

    5
    By unicrissy
    I didn’t quite know what to expect from this book, but I can now say it is one of my favorites…. Poignant, moving, and, not to sound cheesy, but life changing…. Changing perspective is always a life lesson…. Do yourself a favor and read this one…..