The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.

SYNOPSIS

At the exact stroke of midnight, on the very last day of her life, Nora Seed finds herself stranded amongst endless aisles of shelves, piled to the ceiling with books of all sizes & volumes, in various shades of green—welcome to The Midnight Library.

Every book in the library is a single possibility—a parallel or somewhat perpendicular circumstantial life by which the decisions Nora made were to differ—infinite versions of her life for her to sample. For what would Nora have done, or what different decisions would she have made, if she were to know the probable outcomes?

Drifting through lives between the doors of life & death, Nora comes close than ever to truly embracing herself for all that she is, all that she had not been & all that she could become.

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚,

𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚.

𝙍𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬.

REVIEW

The concept of the story is so original, thought-provoking & emphatic. Turning a simple idea of the infinite outcomes of the innumerable crossroads we encounter throughout an entire lifetime, into something concrete, imaginable & accessible—a library of possibilities. It is an inspirational journey of self-reflection, forgiveness & understanding.

What does it mean to regret a single decision, or countless mistakes? Yet what would you do if you could live the other possibility? I loved how deep the author dared me to venture within myself & how the story & concept were able to rekindle a flame of desire—an ambition of potential & possibilities within my own life. Highly recommended, for it has given me a brand new source of strength, belief & passion.

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡.

𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙛 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡.

𝙎𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚.