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The Midnight Library

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The Midnight Library

Written by: Matt Haig
Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
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Between life and death there is a library.

When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change. The books in the Midnight Library enable Nora to live as if she had done things differently.

With the help of an old friend, she can now undo every one of her regrets as she tries to work out her perfect life. But things aren’t always what she imagined they’d be, and soon her choices place the library and herself in extreme danger. Before time runs out, she must answer the ultimate question: What is the best way to live?

©2020 Matt Haig (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
Fiction Science Fiction Time Travel Heartfelt Parallel Universe

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What if you could hit rewind and create an alternate life? The Midnight Library opens up that very possibility through the power and magic of books.

When she stumbles upon Mrs. Elm, the school librarian, Nora Seed has no idea of what she is about to find: an amazing new way to escape through reading. As she quickly learns, the books inside this library hold a magical power that allows her to go back and change her life. With books that teach her how to stop time and relive her past, Nora seeks to erase pain, suffering and regrets from her previous life. But, like everything, there is a price to pay for seeking perfection.

Matt Haig delights with this fantasy book full of life lessons, parallel universes and infinite possibilities. A New York Times best seller and one of the best books of its genre, The Midnight Library is full of wonder, mystery and danger. It is both a fantastic story and a cautionary tale of the problems that arise from seeking a perfect life. By following Nora as she tries on new lives— for example, living as a glaciologist—Haig carefully addresses serious issues of mental health and depression while still delivering a wondrous and uplifting tale about valuing one's own life.

This audiobook adaptation is narrated by Carey Mulligan. The renowned actor brings her professional expertise and dreamy British voice to the reading, adding perfectly to the poignant yet fantastic tone of the book. The audiobook was nominated for an Audie Award in 2020.

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Loved the story and the theme of the book. It keeps you thinking about the characters in the book, but also your own life in a sense.

Worth the read and very easy to get into and lose track of time. That being said, the narrator was a bit monotone at times, which made certain chapters a bit of a bore. Overall the o itself made up for the the dry/sad tone of the narrators voice.

This one makes you reall sit back and ponder life.

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good story, stays to the point and doesn't meander too much. recommend for anyone going through a tough time

a great story on regret and perspective

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This book came to me at a perfect time, In my honest opinion, the reader would have to be in the “right” head space to listen to or read this novel. It just makes the experience and emotions that much better. In saying that, I recommend reading or listening to this work if you are experiencing existential crisis in your life.

Amazing book overall

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I love this book and it took me some time to finish the whole thing but I eventually did. I’m glad I did because I learned new things about life and learned perspectives about life itself and somehow related it with my own.

I resonate a lot with the protagonist and it reminded me of how I went through my most recent breakup.

Highly recommend it!

Read this book if you’re going through a rough patch

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The book is little depressing at the beginning. However, The final message of the story is good.

The performance was amazing! Carey Mulligan did a great job.

Good story, Great performance

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Life can go in any direction. The book reminds us of that. I thoroughly enjoyed.

Beautiful reminder.

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Great story, perfect narration. I went into this book not knowing anything about it and was plesently surprised. Definitely worth the listen.

Fantastic.

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stick with it, it gets so good towards the end. I would recommend this book

took a few tries of first couple chapters but

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This is a wonderful story that I would recommend to anyone. I think a lot of people need a story like this. The story was very entertaining, the narrator brilliant and I will read this one again.

This story moved me to tears

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I liked the story. An interesting thought experiment!
I enjoyed this book so much more because of Carey Mulligan's fantastic voice and narration ability.
I would recommend this book to someone who is just getting started on the audio book trend.

Great narrartor!

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