Author : Matt Haig
A brilliant novel which makes us ponder over the choices we made in our lives , The Midnight Library urges it’s readers to introspect and rethink on certain decisions we made in our past .
Have you always made the right choices in your past? Are there few things you regret ? Have you ever wondered about the road not taken ? What if you get another chance to open up those long forgotten chapters ? Would you have made a different choice ? Perhaps a different career option, relocation to another city , studied abroad , try to mend a relationship? If you are transported to the setting of this book , you get a chance to work on your life again.
Between heaven and Earth there is a library , called The Midnight library , filled with stacks of books. Each book contains the story of your life, based on the choice you made at that given point of time . Based on your book of regrets, you can choose to pick a regret , mend your choice and open up a new chapter of your life and see where that path leads you . Sounds very fancy isn’t it ?
In the book , the protagonist Nora Seed ends up in the library because of a decision she makes . She comes face to face with her past , makes amends to her choices and this novel is her journey as she catches a glimpse of different variations of her life across parallel universes.
The book is undoubtedly a beautiful piece of literature , but it does come with a certain baggage.There are some books which start slow and light but get intense towards the end . But this book , on the contrary , is similar to a dystopian book . It is very gloomy and intense in the beginning , but as it progresses , we can feel the weight lifting off our head . It is as if the heaviness is taken away and we can feel ourselves flying in the air , like a butterfly which emerges from the cocoon.
This book would serve as a healing potion for those who suffer with mental health issues and depression. The author Matt Haig himself struggled with severe depression issues and his first hand experience in dealing with this matter is very prominent in certain chapters.
To summarize, this book is a beautiful ride but brace yourself for some depressing chapters in the beginning.
My Rating - 👍👍👍👍
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