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I discovered Matt Haig a couple of years ago, and saw all the rave reviews this book received when it was released last year. I decided I\u2019d borrow it from the library but it was hard to get hold off, so I picked up a copy from WHSmith\u2019s for some holiday reading in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I watched the world whiz by as we journeyed north on the train to Glasgow and started reading. I immediately knew that not only was I going to enjoy the book, but that I instantly related to the main character, Nora. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you ever think \u201chow did I end up here\u201d?<\/p>Nora Seed, The Midnight Library<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
I frequently look back on my life wondering \u201cwhat if\u2026?\u201d but at the same time not feeling like I had any regrets. I often say that I don\u2019t make decisions, but I\u2019ve realised in hindsight that isn\u2019t true – I just never liked to admit that it\u2019s my choices that led me to where I am today, for good or for bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This book really made me think about those \u201cwhat if\u2026?\u201ds in a different way. You never get to see how your life could go if you take a different path, but I\u2019ve only thought about the immediate things to me that might be different. I\u2019ve never thought about the wider impact had I taken an alternative route. What might\u2019ve been better? What could\u2019ve be worse? Who would and wouldn\u2019t be in my life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past few years, and this last one in particular, I\u2019ve done a lot of reflecting on what matters to me in my life. What my purpose is and how I want to be spending my time. This felt like the perfect book to read during yet another transitional period of my life. It reminded me that I am responsible for the way my life goes, and I can choose where it goes in the future. It reminded me of what\u2019s really important – and it\u2019s not always the things you\u2019ve been told it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The succinct chapters made it easy to read. I often found myself opting to read just one more chapter, or frequently just two or three more. The last couple of nights I\u2019ve chosen to go to bed early, desperate to get to the end and discover Nora\u2019s fate. Tears may have been shed as I read the last couple of chapters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I never really remember having clear dreams when I was young about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I\u2019m still not entirely sure I do. You never know what the world might throw at you, but it\u2019s how you respond and the decisions that you make that make life an adventure – which is exactly what life should be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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