Elm now appearing as her spirit guide.Įndless stacks of books tower over Nora as she walks up-and-down the isles of “The Midnight Library”. Moments later, Nora wakes up in a personalized limbo replicating the library that once comforted her on her worst days, and with Mrs. She explains how dissatisfied she is to the world in one final Facebook post before attempting suicide. Long after Nora has graduated and forgotten about those after-school chess sessions, she finds herself utterly disappointed with all aspects of her life. Sitting in a gloomy high school library, she is playing chess with the school’s librarian, Mrs. Readers first meet Nora almost two decades before she tries to end her life. Whether it’s through a fictional character’s narrative or summaries of his personal experiences, Haig encourages readers to let go of their past and make the most of their present, and “The Midnight Library” is no exception to this trend. Regardless of their genre, his writing explores the many elements that impact a person’s satisfaction with life. Somewhere between life and death, Nora Seed finds herself wandering the marble hallways of a never-ending library “The Midnight Library.”Įnglish novelist and author of ”The Midnight Library,” Matt Haig, has written several fiction and non-fiction books. TW: mentions of suicide ideation and attempted suicide
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