The Midnight Library written by Matt Haig is a fiction book that tells the story of Nora. It’s set in England. The main character, Nora Seed is a woman in her mid-30s living alone in a small town called Bedford. A few important roles in Nora’s life were her mom and dad, Joe, Mrs. Elm, Ash, Dan, and Izzy. I accidentally found this book at the bookstore. I tried to read the first few pages and was captivated in no time.
Nothing ever works for Nora. Everything went wrong and there seems like no way out. She felt cornered and made an extreme choice. From here, the story started. She arrived at the Midnight Library and got the chance to select a new life to live. Offering life to someone who just ended her own life? Good God, Nora just doesn’t want to live! Can’t the universe just give her what she wants? Well, yes, and no. The only answer she got was a journey inside the Midnight Library. Her trip through the ups and downs, choices, and regrets were captivating. This book is one of a kind. It starts with a suicide and ends with the lead character screaming, “I want to live”. What happened to her and for what reason she wanted to live are the interesting aspects discussed in this book.
With the continuous talk on time, life, and death, it’s an engaging book to read at least once. Reading through it there are a couple of difficulties I faced. First, there are new vocabularies for me here and there. It’s challenging and enchanting at the same time as I collected never before heard words. Second, Matt Haig used many pop culture references. As someone living in Asia, I can’t quite relate nor grasp the point of what he's delivering unless it’s completed with some research. Other than those, there were no other obstacles. After reading this book, my head was filled with so many thoughts. I understood the outcome and knew ‘the answer’ Nora was searching for but this book’s messages just generate many more questions for me. I found myself questioning my life’s choices and regrets. I genuinely recommend this book to the 10-30s. Either you have found yourself in a crossroad full of choices or stuck on a cliff with no other way around, turn the pages of The Midnight Library and go along Nora’s journey.
Hello Nadine!
ReplyDeleteI didn't read your previous logs, so I knew nothing about the contents of this book. Yet, your recommendation arouse my interest in this book. There are lots of questions that is worth contemplating throughout our life, but not until something reminds us can we start pondering over those questions.
Hope that both of us can make decisions that we won't regret. :)
Hi Nadine,
ReplyDeleteYour reflection really make me very interested in this book.I really want to know that why the person who want to die finally screamed that "I want to live" waht happened? I think I am gonna read this and find an answer.You said reading this book make you questioning your life's choices and regert,this also make me want to read this book more and see what questions am I gonna accounter.Thank you for recommanding this book.