The Midnight Library
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The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

2020•Fantasy•304 pages

Taste attributes: fantasydramafresh & originalimaginarysurrealglossybig & variedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn otherworldly fantasy novel that is expansive and fresh. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?”

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyDramaEmpowerment/personal growthHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

FantasyContemporaryMagical RealismScience FictionMental HealthAdultNovelsFuture life

Details

Author
Matt Haig
Published
2020
Pages
304
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