The Midnight Library
A Novel
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Matt Haig
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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?
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Editorial Review
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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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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a great story on regret and perspective
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Amazing book overall
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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 performance was amazing! Carey Mulligan did a great job.
Good story, Great performance
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Beautiful reminder.
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Fantastic.
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took a few tries of first couple chapters but
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This story moved me to tears
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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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