I resisted reading Matt Haig's novel The Midnight Library (#993) for a long time because it has been on the New York Times Bestseller's List seemingly forever. I don't often care for books that linger there. Now I understand why it's been at the top for so long.
What if you want to die but are instead given the chance to pick a different life, one that you regretted not choosing in your present life? What would you choose instead? That's the choice facing Nora Seed, whose life has been full of disappointments. Being fired from her dead-end job in dreary Bedford, England, pushed her in the direction of suicide, but really, having a mere acquaintance ring her bell to tell her that her beloved cat is dead was the final straw...
When she finds herself in The Midnight Library, the librarian guides her through facing her life regrets and choosing how to address them by picking a book from the endless shelves of possibilities that will lead her into a life she could have lived, had she made different decisions. The array is dazzling, but how to choose a new life is a delicious dilemma. We follow Nora through many alternate and intriguing lives, but all seem to missing something intangible... When she finally arrives at the life she was meant to live, it is both inevitable and perfect.
An emotionally gripping and thoroughly satisfying read. Highly recommended!
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