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The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig · 304 pages

4.7 (16.3K ratings)

Reading schedule 38% of the way
  1. Week 1

    Pages 1–76

  2. Week 2

    Pages 77–152

  3. Week 3

    Pages 153–228

  4. Week 4

    Pages 229–304

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3 conversations
  • I did not expect the root life to feel so full by the end. Did anyone else close the book and just sit there for a while?

    1. Marcus LeeSat in my car for ten minutes before I could drive home. No regrets.

    2. Hana SatoThe chess game with Mrs Elm got me. Such a quiet, perfect bookend.

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  • We’re halfway through! If you walked into the Midnight Library tonight, which book would you pull from the shelf first?

    1. Jordan KimThe one where I said yes to moving abroad, without question.

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  • A librarian as the guide between lives is such a lovely choice. Who was your “Mrs Elm” growing up?

    1. Grace ChenMy school librarian, who slipped me The Hobbit when I was nine.

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