The Midnight Library

60 pages into this book i said it was very easy to read, halfway through it became a //struggle//

i was excited when i read the premise because I thought the concept was cool and interesting, but it quickly became so incredibly repetitive and BORING. im disappointed because i think its a lot of wasted potential. the idea was good, but i wish it had been executed differently. exploring multiple characters' lives would've been far more interesting, but instead we stuck with nora the entire book, and the secondary characters floated around like ghosts with no real depth or personality.

there's one chatacter (i forgot their name) that says “Nora, love, it's okay, I don't need a monologue” toward the end. that was me throughout the entire book. this might be the least subtle story I've ever read, the author kept spelling out his (cheap) message and advice in never-ending monologues i had to skim through because i got so incredibly BORED.

lastly, i have to point out that i /hated/ the way this writer dealt with and spoke or depression and suicidal impulses, which SUCKS since those topics are such a big part of the story. im just gonna say i didnt agree with his point of view at all, and that this story felt like a too long self-help book.

I can't believe this one is supposed to be one of the best books of 2020