The Midnight Library, where Nora now finds herself, harvests shelves upon shelves of books and stories about the lives Nora could have possibly lived was she to have, in the past, made different life choices. In short, The Midnight Library acts as a metaphor for this limbo and becomes a saving grace for Nora Seed as she is told to pick a book and experience the lives she could have led. This ‘limbo’ often determines what happens to you post-death. This Midnight Library acts as what some would consider being ‘limbo’ or even ‘purgatory’- the place where many believe you go when you pass on from the life of the living. We quickly find out about her choice to take her own life and how she then finds herself, at midnight, transported to a library (aka The Midnight Library). Following along the life of Nora Seed, an average woman with an average life, we come to find that she is completely and utterly devastated by the life she is living. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is eye-opening to say the least. Matt Haig is a popular author today and we can most definitely understand why. Powerful, insightful and fulfilling – the only words that can be used to describe an awful lot of the work of Matt Haig, but these words are particularly true of Matt Haig’s most recent and absolutely astounding book release, The Midnight Library.
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