The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
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?
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DNF 75% 1.5
The premise and cover of the book is misleading, the most fantasy and imagination this book contains is the description. I was not expecting the book to talk about topics such as depression and suicide, and also drone on about them. I was also not expecting so much repetition, more of the same in each chapter. I was starting to dread Nora opening a new book into another life, because it was just boring. I had to skim through some of them and nothing interesting happened.
For a book thats currently popular, it's poorly written, to the point that it's irritating. Theres a massive amount of chapters which are short, so short that some of them contain 1 page. Each chapter ends in a cliffhanger or a way to move the plot forward, and any chapter that has some meat to it is a bunch of dribble. I had to skim through some of it, persistent to finish this. I just can't, this book is beyond boring and it's insensitive to people who struggle with mental illnesses with the message it's trying to deliver. "Don't regret anything, it could be so much worse!" besides all of the out of place quotations from other authors, which seem to break the immersion of the book.
Then, Nora woe is me. Really bland character that makes everything about herself, and finds something wrong in every life she experiences. She has a victim mentality although she does her best at making life harder for herself. Nora pretty much creates her own misery. I can't see how this book adds a meaningful lesson since it fails in entertainment and creativity, and it's inaccurate in its depiction of mental illness.
I tried hard to like it for what it is, and not be so critical but... The message although I understood, didn't resonate and fell flat. The repetition made any curiosity into the other worlds become boring, the writing wasn't creative, witty or even tolerable. I believe this book needed more time invested and some proof-reading. It had good potential, badly executed.
The premise and cover of the book is misleading, the most fantasy and imagination this book contains is the description. I was not expecting the book to talk about topics such as depression and suicide, and also drone on about them. I was also not expecting so much repetition, more of the same in each chapter. I was starting to dread Nora opening a new book into another life, because it was just boring. I had to skim through some of them and nothing interesting happened.
For a book thats currently popular, it's poorly written, to the point that it's irritating. Theres a massive amount of chapters which are short, so short that some of them contain 1 page. Each chapter ends in a cliffhanger or a way to move the plot forward, and any chapter that has some meat to it is a bunch of dribble. I had to skim through some of it, persistent to finish this. I just can't, this book is beyond boring and it's insensitive to people who struggle with mental illnesses with the message it's trying to deliver. "Don't regret anything, it could be so much worse!" besides all of the out of place quotations from other authors, which seem to break the immersion of the book.
Then, Nora woe is me. Really bland character that makes everything about herself, and finds something wrong in every life she experiences. She has a victim mentality although she does her best at making life harder for herself. Nora pretty much creates her own misery. I can't see how this book adds a meaningful lesson since it fails in entertainment and creativity, and it's inaccurate in its depiction of mental illness.
I tried hard to like it for what it is, and not be so critical but... The message although I understood, didn't resonate and fell flat. The repetition made any curiosity into the other worlds become boring, the writing wasn't creative, witty or even tolerable. I believe this book needed more time invested and some proof-reading. It had good potential, badly executed.
I can see why a lot of people could like this book. It was an enjoyable, fast paced, character-driven story. I also enjoyed it. But does that make it good?
In my opinion some tonal and consistency issues slowly dragged down the book and made it feel like a chore to finish. It seemed insincere at times and did not represent its main themes in meaningful way. I recommend it to others who are looking for a fast paced book that don't need to turn their brain on for, although I'm not sure that's what the author was going for.
In my opinion some tonal and consistency issues slowly dragged down the book and made it feel like a chore to finish. It seemed insincere at times and did not represent its main themes in meaningful way. I recommend it to others who are looking for a fast paced book that don't need to turn their brain on for, although I'm not sure that's what the author was going for.
A good reminder about life’s opportunities. Never give up. I know people who did. Life gets better. Life can be better. Happy about the ending
I liked the book. Just for me personally, it was a bit heavy. More due to seeing myself in the main character so much.
3.5 ⭐️ if you liked the premise of this book you would love oona out of order by Margarita Montimore.
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