The Midnight Library
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Narrated by:
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Carey Mulligan
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Written by:
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Matt Haig
About this listen
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON
READERS' MOST LOVED BOOK OF 2021
WINNER OF THE GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION
Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
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Critic Reviews
"Beautiful." (Jodi Picoult)
"Uplifting." (i)
"Absorbing.' (New York Times)
"If you aim to be something you are not, you will always fail"
What happens between life and death? Emily Brontë once said that she thought of heaven being a library, filled with stories of people you could've known in a different life. Do we get to choose that life? What would it be like to try?
'The Midnight Library' is a beautiful story of a girl who felt she made all the wrong choices in life. So she decides to take her own life after a really devastating day. What happens next is the wonder that is the story.
The main character Nora came across as a person who didn't have enough support and human kindness in life, pressurized to follow a dream she didn't enjoy and cut off from people she loves the most. A common person. The book was awakening in terms of people I've come across; you never know what they go through and it's never upto us to judge anyone.
The story also made me sad in a different way. Throughout the sentences, I kept thinking; how can I help people like Nora, people who don't have a person to rely on or even talk to? So, today I'm extending an open invitation to everyone to just talk to me. You may not know me or wouldn't even remember my name, but my comments and DMs are all yours. I might not be punctual in replying, but I want to be that person you can rely on.
I'll say it now and I'll definitely say it again; the author is a freaking genius!
Heart rendering and exciting
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The 1answer from a libarary you figure out urself
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Perfectly Splendid
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good
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real page turner with a very interesting story line.
Carey Mulligan has the best voice suited for the fantasy genere.
though it.takes time to get the hang of it..enjoyed the story fully. go for it.
Fantasy blended reality
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