Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

2694 reviews

jadeybcb's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

exteenawreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

nirudark's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

cdstichler's review

hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer

maddyredfield_'s review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Addiction, and Alcohol

wout_saelens's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Self harm

justjane22's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Self harm, and Suicide

jvg's review

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

storiesforshalini's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide

knkoch's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

This book surprised me. I think I've been searching for more experimental, less realistic fiction lately, and this plays with reality in an intriguing way. Haig does a good job writing Nora as miserable and wounded but not pitiful or hateful. I identified with her struggles and regrets a bit more than I wished, though not in as extreme a fashion as she expressed. Her

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redemptive

arc was really meaningful and earned, and reminded me of some of my favorite story arcs, along the lines of

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A Christmas Carol and movies like It's a Wonderful Life.

 

Some of Nora's discoveries felt a little too pat, but others were unexpected, and I liked both the way she learned from them and reflected more on her previous assumptions. Memory is not infallible, and as she revealed more of her past, she located hidden biases. I guessed the ending far ahead of time, but it still felt satisfying. This felt like one of those books I read at just the right time, and I'm glad I found it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Mental health:

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The main character is suffering from depression and attempts suicide. The story is very centered in her thoughts and mindset, which could be challenging for some to sit in.