The Midnight Library: A GMA Book Club Pick

Books | Fiction / Women

3.8

(38.6K)

Matt Haig

The #1 New York Times bestselling WORLDWIDE phenomenon Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick | Independent (London) Ten Best Books of the Year "A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits."—The Washington Post The dazzling reader-favorite about the choices that go into a life well lived, from the acclaimed author of How To Stop Time and The Comfort Book.Don’t miss Matt Haig’s latest instant New York Times besteller, The Life Impossible, available now 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?In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig's enchanting blockbuster novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.

Science Fiction

Time Travel

Buy now:

More Details:

Author

Matt Haig

Pages

304

Publisher

Penguin

Published Date

2020-09-29

ISBN

0525559485 9780525559481

Ratings

Google: 4

Community ReviewsSee all

"Applicable to all of us, whether we are going through our worst moments or hung up on mundane regrets. A beautiful message, universal. Definitely a tear jerker. "

Diana

"Wonderfully curious perspective of after life. Makes for a wonderful audio book. Trigger Warning: this does cover the very difficult topic of suicide."

Cassie Sandberg

"Not a popular opjnion here. Dnf! I got bored 1/4 way in. The idea is interesting but storyline is turtle pace. I was listening to the audi book, even tried speeding it up to get to the interesting part, nada. The plot is around a woman who suicides because she was told that once you die, you go to that library with endless options, so she does because she regrets all her life. So a dark start right, then she goes there and it's blah blah blah.. boring 😴 I didn't even get to her choosing a door. #books #dnf #bookreview #themidnightlibrary #fictionbooks "

D M

"Very beautiful story. Can be a little slow at times but loved the concept and the journey."

Skye Edelson-Bennett

"This book is very similar to everything everywhere all at once but I feel like i wanted more. It was very good but rather short and felt like some things could have had more details but I still really enjoyed it! "

kelsey

"Absolutely fantastic book that’s worth the read "

Sameer Rajakumar

"A real thinker. A great opportunity to shift your perspective and stop the treadmill of comparison and what-ifs. "

G F

Geriann Friday

"Thought provoking story about regret and life that might have been…pushing one towards wanting to live life purposefully. ❤️"

Sharon Delaney

"I thought the concept was really interesting and the beginning was super, but the plot was predictable and repetitive. Overall, great idea, could have had better execution. It was pretty easy to get through, and it ends with a hopeful message. If the plot issues wouldn’t be issue for you, I do recommend it!! 6/10"