"Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?" is one of the questions raised in the blurb for The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.
Although we may all have some regrets in life, reading this book was not one of them. This was a book that was liked or loved by everyone in the book club.
Depression is the core theme to this book, but it also covers life and death, love, despair, hope, friendship, choices, self-acceptance, how do you rate success and whether the grass is really always greener.
Although you may feel that the subject matter sounds a bit 'dark', the book was very intriguing and in parts uplifting
Everyone confirmed that it was an official "page-turner" and we all seemed to have taken something from this book. We had a very good discussion on various topics.
Many of us were able to empathise with Nora, the protagonist, and worried for her as she fell into a spiral of despair. We talked about how people in our lives often do not realise how the little things really matter to, or impact on, other people. How that teacher really inspired us, for example.
A great read and we thank Helen for suggesting it to us. Many of us would now like to read more from Matt Haig.
The next book to be read will be "Between the Acts" by Virgina Woolf.
This will be dicussed on Friday 11th October.
