![]() As a reader, it is hard to accept that Nora would go from being a teenage national champion swimmer destined for the Olympics, to an artist on the verge of signing with a major record label, to a broke and unemployed adult with no friends, no significant other, and no family she still talks to indeed, it is incredibly unrealistic. And while it was certainly a creative choice to begin the book with Nora’s fateful decision, it is here that the most crucial weakness of Haig’s writing reveals itself - namely, his failure to develop characters that are multidimensional and relatable.įor starters, Nora’s fall from grace - which Haig spends the entire book dissecting and rehashing - is too fantastic to be of any use to the average reader. The book begins with what amounts to a cursory overview of the life of Nora Seed and of everything underlying the feelings that drive her to suicide. While initially promising an interesting mix of casual writing with the question of post-mortem existence, “The Midnight Library” ultimately fails to deliver, falling short of the intriguing novel it could have been. ![]() Unfortunately, the book is as clichéd as it sounds. ![]() “The Midnight Library,” best-selling British author Matt Haig’s latest book, tells the story of a woman in her thirties who, after suffering an overwhelming attack of hopelessness and despair, embarks on a journey to rediscover the meaning of life. ![]()
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