2025 Reading Challenge discussion

This is where we will discuss the book after we start reading it in June.

Sure! I'll love to read it...

I can't wait to hear people's thoughts when they read it. I read it a few months ago.

I read this book recently and really enjoyed it
It made me think about my life and changes I could have made. No regrets here thou xx

I just finished this one on audiobook and enjoyed it a great deal. In a way it reminded me of Quantum Leap with the leaping into each life and trying it out.

I finished this one two months ago, I can’t wait to see the discussions! Such a great book.

I absolutely loved this book!

I read this book and absolutely loved it!

Just started reading it and I really like it so far. I never would have thought of the afterlife in this way. Super interesting and new.

Just sat down to start and I'm super excited :))

I finished this two months ago. Can't wait to see what everyone thought about it!

That was one of my favourite books of 2020. Looking forward to the discussion.

hii I just started reading it today

Its an interesting way to look at life.

Read it a while back. I can't wait to jump into the discussions.

I finished this book last month and i really like it! I often think about how things would be different if I had made a different choice on something small or big!

If you like this type of read I also just finished The Nine Lives of Rose Napolitano which was a great great book! I really found a lot of parallels with that book as a working mother.

Having had to slog through some of the other monthly reads (particularly "The Night Circus" (sorry if you loved it)), this is the finest novel I've read in a while. Though the echo of "It's a Wonderful Life" resonates throughout, this is different enough to very much stand on it's own.

I read this in 3 days and probably could have actually done it in a single sitting. I don't however regret not having done so, at least in this universe.

Got a few days late start on this book but am loving it so far.
Finding it to be intense and loving the descriptive imagery.
Having trouble putting this down - may read it in one shot today :)

Read this book a couple weeks ago & loved it!

I just finished reading this book and loved it. Definitely a future recommendation..

I am loving this book... the concept is fascinating and I have been thinking about what I would do in the same situation. That said, I am not done so will have to see how it finishes but I am enjoying it so far!

24% (page 70)
(view spoiler)[ So far the concept sounds very very interesting. But for some reason the writing feels very "script-y" to me, like it was meant to be a play instead of a book. I mean I like the story, it's just that, I haven't yet connected or felt for any of the characters. Except for the cat.

The first "trip" was quite interesting, even though she thought she hurt Dan, apparently he was better off without her -at least for that point in his life-.

The whole "oh what happened to her"
(the other her) wasn't very believable, so I think the writer could have skipped that. (hide spoiler)]

I'm on page 40 and I didn't want to stop, hoping to finish by this weekend! Very interesting so far, let's see what the next 220 pages have to offer :)

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(view spoiler)[This book is still very interesting, and hard to put down. However, I'm not a fan of philosophy, and trying to explain stuff like this. By reading this book, you are accepting that you are reading fantasy basically, so is there really a need for the characters to try and explain everything? Well, in my opinion, no. But I may be wrong. Overall though it's super suspensful, interesting, and quick. I still find the writing more scripty, but I barely mind anymore, I'm very into the story. I also like a lot of her realizations (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[I think I can relate to Nora in this section. Seeing her about to prepare for a speech that she was not at all ready for was terrifying! In general, speaking in public is scary because you have all those eyes staring back at you, you can't even focus. I don't think the "just imagine them in their underwear" tip would help because the focus would be even less effective, at least for me. I can also relate to her not participating in small groups. I was always the quiet one in school groups. (hide spoiler)]

Finished this a couple days ago - for sure one finding a home on my forever shelves

I’m about a third of the way in so far and (view spoiler)[honestly, I find it a depressing book so far... Curious to see if the vibe of the book and my thoughts about it will change in the remainder of the book. It’s a fast read, and the concept is interesting, but I think I was expecting more of a fantastical whimsical component, and it’s mostly making me sad so far... (hide spoiler)]

Hard skipping as reading reviews I found this starts out with a slow burn suicide and this is setting off alarm bells for my own issues. I enjoy the what if narrative thread but can't take in media with that as a mechanism. Same reason I've never seen it's a Wonderful Life because of it.

reading this and it was not what i expected! Im really enjoying up until this point (maybe 12%of it??). Looking forward to finishing it!

my problem with this book is that it has a lot of plotlines but the author is allowed to leave those plots unfinished since that's the whole point of the midnight library. I don't care about any of the plots because obviously they're not the point of the story. so it's kind of boring to follow them. i feel like this is not a book with a story. it's a book with a certain message and I think I already got the message!

Melpomene wrote: "my problem with this book is that it has a lot of plotlines but the author is allowed to leave those plots unfinished since that's the whole point of the midnight library. I don't care about any of..."

I agree! At first I tought it was kind of like a modern poetry idk lol

Melpomene wrote: "my problem with this book is that it has a lot of plotlines but the author is allowed to leave those plots unfinished since that's the whole point of the midnight library. I don't care about any of..."

I am a little more than half-way into the book, the unfinished plotlines are fine by me... I'm just kind hoping that the ending doesn't turn out to be the cliché I'm starting to feel it will be...

I just finished the audiobook and sadly this book wasn't for me. it felt like a bunch of inspirational quotes and honestly, if I wasn't listening to the audiobook, I would have dnfed it long ago.

Just finished the book and I loved it! I'm sure that it's going to be one of those books that I reread every once in awhile.

I'm about a fifth of the way through and I've not picked it up for 2 weeks. It's an easy read but I'm not inspired to pick it up. I will probably finish it but certainly not this month

This book is in my tbr. Is this not a good book to read?

Done and done. First time I've finished a read on time. 👍As for the book, I think it should have come with a trigger warning. The first part really brought up some bad stuff. First time I've read this author's work, only now I find out he suffers from depression. Really too close to home for me. But, the book had some interesting nuggets of truth and things to ponder. I would give it a 5 star, for those who don't have depression. For those that do, be warned it's rough and it includes suicide. Had I known, I probably wouldn't have read it. It was hard to get through the first part of the book for the material it discussed.

Just finished the book! It's really good, but kinda long. I'm not much into philosophy but i feel like trying something different doesnt hurt. I would recommend this to anyone who likes philosophy or is interested in life in general.

Finished it right on time! I really enjoyed this book. There were a of philosophical ideas in here that resonated with my current state - lost and wondering about my past actions. Easy read and a good moral story. There wasn’t really a plot and I wasn’t invested in any of the characters, even Nora and the multiple lives she had. After the second or third life, I thought of the resemblance to Alchemist and was starting to lose interest because the ending was predictable. I really a good book.

I am almost finished with this book and very much enjoying it.