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Ladataan... The Midnight Library (vuoden 2020 painos)Tekijä: Matt Haig (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Concept was excellent but execution was lacking depth. ( ) “It is easy to mourn the lives we aren’t living” (277). Yes! Absolutely, yes, it’s easy to live with regret and wallow in regret, especially during this midlife season where it seems like all of the big life decisions have been made and what’s left is wondering what could have been. I loved the idea of a midnight library—a magical place that holds millions of lives I could’ve lived. I loved the idea of Nora exploring all of her simultaneous realities, finding the perfect fit, made-to-order life. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could try them on like jeans in a dressing room? I wasn’t surprised that, of course, the only life that fit her was her original life. So while living the possibilities of all of these other lives seems thrilling, in the end, I really love what Nora learns: Live. Live for all the possibilities that your one life offers. It’s hard to predict the things that will make us happy, so that shouldn’t be the goal. Living the hell out of your one life is the goal. Don’t accept life’s disappointments. Don’t settle. Live. The Midnight Library is about being lost and then discovering possibilities, it’s about feeling like giving up and then finding some small hope, it’s about feeling isolated and alone and then encountering kindness. The Midnight Library is about living a life of taking care of yourself and other people; it’s about loving and being loved in this one life we live. 3.5 stars To be honest, while reading this book, I couldn't stop comparing it to 'The Five People You Meet In Heaven'. These two books are very similar and they come to the same conclusion as well. I liked 'The Five People' just a little more, but this one is also really heart warming and it made me happy. So if you're looking for a book with positive vibes and a hopeful conclusion, you might want to pick up 'The Midnight Library'. And if you liked this, you might also look up 'The Five People You Meet In Heaven' by Mitch Albom. Nora has decided she wants to die, but before this end comes, she goes on a visit to the Midnight Library. Actually, she goes there many, many times. She meets her old school librarian, Mrs. Elm, who tells her that she can choose a different life, make a different choice, over and over and over again, just by selecting a different book with Mrs. Elm’s help. If she finds the right life, the one that really makes her happy, she just might get to keep it. But there are no guarantees. This book is quite entertaining and intriguing—who wouldn’t like a “do-over”?—but it gets a bit tedious towards the end. The ending is ambiguous, but then, life is uncertain. Many nice things occur in Nora’s many possible lives; others are not so nice. It’s a creative premise, the writing is good, and the characters are well developed. We are reading this for our book club. I would describe it as a cross between "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Quantum Leap". A lonely woman, full of regrets, decides to kill herself. Although it starts out as a very depressing book, it actually got better about 3/4 of the way through. Trying out new lives, she realizes that regrets are just a way of avoiding the possibilities in your current situation. The book ends on a hopeful note.
If you’ve never pondered life’s contingencies—like what might’ve happened if you’d skipped the party where you met your spouse—then Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library will be an eye-opening experience. This gentle but never cloying fable offers us a chance to weigh our regret over missed opportunities against our gratitude for the life we have.... [Haig's] allusions to multiverses, string theory and Erwin Schrödinger never detract from the emotional heart of this alluring novel.... Haig brings her story to a conclusion that’s both enlightening and deeply satisfying. Few fantasies are more enduring than the idea that there might be a second chance at a life already lived, some sort of magical reset in which mistakes can be erased, regrets addressed, choices altered.... The narrative throughout has a slightly old-fashioned feel, like a bedtime story. It’s an absorbing but comfortable read, imaginative in the details if familiar in its outline. The invention of the library as the machinery through which different lives can be accessed is sure to please readers and has the advantage of being both magical and factual. Every library is a liminal space; the Midnight Library is different in scale, but not kind. And a vision of limitless possibility, of new roads taken, of new lives lived, of a whole different world available to us somehow, somewhere, might be exactly what’s wanted in these troubled and troubling times. ...“between life and death there is a midnight library,” a library that contains multiple volumes of the lives she could have had if she had made different choices.... Haig’s latest (after the nonfiction collection Notes on a Nervous Planet, 2019) is a stunning contemporary story that explores the choices that make up a life, and the regrets that can stifle it. A compelling novel that will resonate with readers. An unhappy woman who tries to commit suicide finds herself in a mysterious library that allows her to explore new lives.... This book isn't heavy on hows; you won’t need an advanced degree in quantum physics or string theory to follow its simple yet fantastical logic. Predicting the path Nora will ultimately choose isn’t difficult, either. Haig treats the subject of suicide with a light touch, and the book’s playful tone will be welcome to readers who like their fantasies sweet if a little too forgettable. A whimsical fantasy about learning what’s important in life. PalkinnotDistinctionsNotable Lists
Elm̃ñ ja kuoleman vl̃iss ̃on kirjasto, hñ sanoi. Kirjaston hyllyt jatkuvat ikuisesti. Jokainen kirja antaa mahdollisuuden kokeilla toisenlaista elm̃.̃̃ Millaista elm̃s̃i olisi voinut olla, jos olisit tehnyt toisenlaisia valintoja? Jos voisit perua sen, mit ̃kadut, tekisitk ̲jotakin toisin?Nora on 35-vuotias eik ̃elm̃s̃s ̃ole kehumista. Hñ on yksinĩnen, sinkku ja saanut juuri potkut. Sitten hñen kissansa ly̲tyy kuolleena kadulta, ja se tuntuu viimeiselt ̃pisaralta. Miksi hñen en ̃̃pitĩsi el?̃̃ Kuoleman sijaan hñ pt̃̃yy elm̃ñ ja kuoleman vl̃iss ̃sijaitsevaan kirjastoon, jossa voi kokeilla kaikkia niit ̃elm̃i,̃ jotka olisi voinut el.̃̃Keskiyn̲ kirjasto on suurenmoisen koskettava kirja elm̃s̃t,̃ kuolemasta ja siit,̃ mik ̃j ̃̃niiden vl̃iin. Se kertoo ept̃oivosta, toivosta, shakinpeluusta, katumuksen taltuttamisesta ja siit,̃ miten valita oikeat ihmiset ympr̃illeen.Matt Haig on tm̃ñ hetken suosituimpia brittilĩsi ̃kirjailijoita. Hñ on kirjoittanut sek ̃tietokirjoja ett ̃romaaneja aikuisille ja lapsille. Hñ on saanut kirjoistaan lukuisia palkintoja ja niit ̃on kñ̃netty yli 30 kielelle. Suomeksi hñelt ̃on aiemmin julkaistu muun muassa romaani Kuinka aika pysỹtetñ̃. [Elib] Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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