The Midnight Library

This was an utterly heartwarming novel that was and will always be available for those who are in despair, getting lost in this so-called life thing, and grieving upon it. It surely has a self-help sort of nature with it, which I don't find it the least bit annoying. Rather, I would say it was quite necessary to have a book focusing on that topic, especially for the time we are in.

I like the way how philosophers are being quoted throughout the book, and I found it even more compelling to see how a philosophy graduate cannot help herself even after studying about the subject. To me, it seems like it is a notion of ambiguity that Nora has, that she was actually willing to live and die at the same time; not loving others but actually wanted to be cared for; wanting to achieve something or to commit but eventually stop midway... I wouldn't say this is an absurd idea to put in a novel, but that is what life is—you get stuck sometimes, and for me it's how you're going to get through the rigmarole and to seek a meaning from it.

It helps me to realise, also, what a life I would like myself to be in. But then there's no ends if you skip the process, and yet it's still long way to go for all of us, isn't it? So a few more words to go, this book helps to alleviate the pain you're experiencing at the moment, and it's not some sort of inundated self-help guru recommended type of book. I think there's still the essence of it, as speaking of the book alone.

Give the book a read, there's surely some enlightening ideas for you to grab some bits of.