The Midnight Library

I've had The Midnight Library by Matt Haig on my to-read list for awhile but finally had the push to read it when some friends formed a new book club with this as the first book. The book description says, "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."

This was a great read that kept me interested throughout. I loved the premise of the book and loved following Nora as she discovered things about herself and about life. Throughout the book, I was enjoying it and was like, yeah, I like this book, but I particularly loved the ending and how the author brought things together and just taught a beautiful lesson about what makes life worth living and about the difference we make to others in the small and simple things we do. The big downside for me in this book was that there was quite a bit of bad language throughout. But I really enjoyed the characters and the story and the message.

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)