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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. Trigger warning for mental health and suicide. ( ) You can think of this as a 2020s remix of "It's a Wonderful Life," except that instead of getting to see what her life would be like if she had never been born, our protagonist Nora Seed gets to experience an endless number of lives that she might have lived if she'd made different choices along the way. The moral of the tale has likewise been updated to reflect today's FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) obsession - instead of "no man is poor who has friends," the lesson here is "don't spend so much time regretting all the opportunities you may have missed out on that you forget to recognize the opportunities you've been given." Because (Haig wants us to understand) happiness, friendship, love, laughter, fear, and joy aren't trim packages that you have to special order - they come included as part of life's base model. In fact, this whole thing reads more like something from the "This Book Will Save Your Life" genre rather than a novel, even accounting for the magical realism (the alternate lives take the form of books in a metaphysical library) - which isn't necessarily a knock, just an observation. Nora's a bit of sad sack, but not unrelatable, and it's fun to watch how each of her alternative lives plays out. And if these alternative lives come off as a little improbably glamorous, that's just Haig keeping things interesting. If you're the type that enjoys books that come with a side of affirmation, this is made for you; if you're looking for a pleasant read, you could do worse. Not my particular cup of tea, but I can see why others might perceive this as a whole meal. I listened to this book on Audible. Such a fascinating, heartbreaking, hopeful, beautiful story...so well told, and such a terrific narrator. This is one of the best books I've read in a long time and will be on my list of all-time favorites for sure. Imaginative, courageous, and gorgeously written.
If you’ve never pondered life’s contingencies—like what might’ve happened if you’d skipped the party where you met your spouse—then Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library will be an eye-opening experience. This gentle but never cloying fable offers us a chance to weigh our regret over missed opportunities against our gratitude for the life we have.... [Haig's] allusions to multiverses, string theory and Erwin Schrödinger never detract from the emotional heart of this alluring novel.... Haig brings her story to a conclusion that’s both enlightening and deeply satisfying. Few fantasies are more enduring than the idea that there might be a second chance at a life already lived, some sort of magical reset in which mistakes can be erased, regrets addressed, choices altered.... The narrative throughout has a slightly old-fashioned feel, like a bedtime story. It’s an absorbing but comfortable read, imaginative in the details if familiar in its outline. The invention of the library as the machinery through which different lives can be accessed is sure to please readers and has the advantage of being both magical and factual. Every library is a liminal space; the Midnight Library is different in scale, but not kind. And a vision of limitless possibility, of new roads taken, of new lives lived, of a whole different world available to us somehow, somewhere, might be exactly what’s wanted in these troubled and troubling times. ...“between life and death there is a midnight library,” a library that contains multiple volumes of the lives she could have had if she had made different choices.... Haig’s latest (after the nonfiction collection Notes on a Nervous Planet, 2019) is a stunning contemporary story that explores the choices that make up a life, and the regrets that can stifle it. A compelling novel that will resonate with readers. An unhappy woman who tries to commit suicide finds herself in a mysterious library that allows her to explore new lives.... This book isn't heavy on hows; you won’t need an advanced degree in quantum physics or string theory to follow its simple yet fantastical logic. Predicting the path Nora will ultimately choose isn’t difficult, either. Haig treats the subject of suicide with a light touch, and the book’s playful tone will be welcome to readers who like their fantasies sweet if a little too forgettable. A whimsical fantasy about learning what’s important in life. PriserPrestigefyllda urvalUppmärksammade listor
Nr̃ Nora Seed hamnar i Midnattsbiblioteket fr̄ hon en ny chans att gr̲a om saker i sitt liv. Ett liv fyllt av besvikelser. Men nu ska det bli ñdring p ̄det! Bc̲kerna i Midnattsbiblioteket fr̄ Nora att leva om sitt liv. Det blir dock inte riktigt som hon tñkt sig. Innan tiden rinner ut fr̲ Nora ms̄te hon hitta svaret p ̄frḡan: Vilket r̃ det bs̃ta st̃tet att f ̄ett lyckligt liv? Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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