This central question guides the plot of The Midnight Library. Each life fascinates her and feels superficially fulfilling, but neither life satisfies her– why? Nora's could-have-been lives are incredibly exciting: an Olympic swimmer, a glaciologist, a rock-star, a pup-owner, a mother. In her personal midnight library, an important figure from her past greets her this person acts as the librarian, challenging Nora to erase her regrets, read about as many of her possible lives as she can, and, as any good reader should, reflect on the material. She's struggled with depression her whole life and had a particularly rough day: her cat died, she lost her only piano tutoring client, her ex-fiance will not stop texting her, and it's raining for the millionth time in England. Nora Seed, The Midnight Library’s protagonist, arrives in her library after committing suicide. Until their time runs out, as they have either died in their “root” life or escaped, visitors, have complete freedom to jump in and out of their infinite lives, exploring which choices led to the greatest happiness.
In Matt Haig’s fantastical reality, death does not immediately succeed death, but rather a timeless universe in which a person faces their regrets and has infinite opportunities to explore what could have been.Įach book – or portrait, movie, et cetera – represents a possible life that the person could have lived had they made different choices. Or, if you are from the 90s, perhaps a blockbuster video store greets you as you float between this world and the next.
Photo by Stanislav Kondratiev from Pexelsīetween life and death rests a library.
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