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A review by criminolly
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
2.0
It feels a bit uncharitable to dislike Matt Haig, he seems very well intentioned and I have no doubt that his books and social media posts help a lot of people.
I really quite intensely disliked this book though. It’s a magical realist mash up of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and ‘Sliding Doors’ with heavy doses of pop philosophy and self help BS mixed in. It’s never as good as any of its influences and ends up feeling shallow and trite. The main problem is that Haig just lays it all on so thickly that there’s no subtlety or charm to the book at all.
On the plus side, it’s quite short. Oh, and Zoe Ball likes it.
I really quite intensely disliked this book though. It’s a magical realist mash up of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and ‘Sliding Doors’ with heavy doses of pop philosophy and self help BS mixed in. It’s never as good as any of its influences and ends up feeling shallow and trite. The main problem is that Haig just lays it all on so thickly that there’s no subtlety or charm to the book at all.
On the plus side, it’s quite short. Oh, and Zoe Ball likes it.