What regrets does she have? Is she allowing herself to be blamed for things that aren’t her fault? A lot seems to be going wrong for her, and she’s not happy about her life. Talk about Nora and where she is at the beginning of the book. When she enters the library and discovers all for he books chronicling different versions of her life, she opens them and lives these alternate versions for a short while, gaining some valuable input along the way. At 35, Nora is living with the heavy weight of other people’s expectations and disappointments, and she’s full of regrets and what-ifs. Not long after attempting suicide, she discovers the Midnight Library, a library full of of books that contain all of the versions of your life if you had taken a different path or made a different choice.

Nora Seed is a woman struggling with depression, desperate for a way out of her life. That may be difficult for some book club members to read, so you might want to do a check-in before deciding on this book, just to make sure all members are okay with reading about this tough subject. Important note: Before picking this book, please be aware that this book depicts depression and a suicide attempt.

If your book club has picked this title as its next read, then here are some The Midnight Library book club questions to get your conversation started! It’s no surprise to find the novel making its way through book clubs, as it’s full of rich themes and big ideas that are perfect for book group discussions. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig took the book world by storm when it first released in 2020, winning a Goodreads Choice Award from readers and getting picked at the best book of the year by multiple outlets.

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