Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

1635 reviews

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, and Car accident

akjreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was magical to me. If you are feeling stuck in life or in any way cynical about the future, this will be a balm for your soul. I cried toward the end - and I am NOT a crier while reading. 
It may feel a bit repetitive in the middle, but keep going. It’s worth it in the end.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Death of parent

amcurry32's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

tupeloallie's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

thark_book's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Storytelling, pacing and characters were all well done. Never felt like it was dragging and enjoyed the book.
Some tough topics are covered in this book so please do check the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

towori's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I do like chess even though it was overdone before. All in all, I really this book. ending lost me a bit. Still has, definitely not my favorite part about the book.

Her post

really made the ending for me. I think there are some points to her needing the midnight library which are highlighted nicely at the end. I even like the reasoning she gave on

why the ash life wasn’t a fit for her.

Wasn’t fond of the burning, was a bit boring. Just like the pile of bad and the beginning was kind of predictable, so was the end kinda? Not as bad. Also predictable unfortunately. All in all really liked a lot of the book ending was good, not great and predictable despite being explained most parts. 

really liked most of the book and the twists, even if the ending wasn’t the best ending ever. would deff still recommend the book to other people. thought it portrayed humanity really well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

yogabbygabby19's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship

alexisaflop's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

First of all this book does something that every other book I love doesn't do: has a proper ending that shows where the characters go. 
I really enjoyed the flow of the book and the metaphors that were consistent throughout but not overbearing and obvious. 
The only way I would change it would be how I found it odd she never tried a life twice. At the end she wanted one that was like the one with Molly but only slightly different. I thought she would try that with maybe the band one where she was happy but Joe was dead. Maybe she could have said, I choose to stay in the band and choose to get Joe into rehab or smth. 
It's only February but a strong contender for favourite book of the year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

bbbbirthe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

swamphouse's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another review called it a ‘self help book in disguise’ and I would tend to agree. But it’s not just that. It was a good story despite the darker subject matter. A quick read that was rich with descriptors and characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent