The Midnight Library
Reading notes and a book summary of The Midnight Library, from Madame Jane’s notebook.
Published: Content language: English

- Author
- Matt Haig
Nora is 35 years old.She decided to die.
Her close friend is İzzy.She lives in Australia.
Nora went to the library when she was young even on no raining days.She was a good swimmer.Her school libraririan gave her New perspectives.
Mrs Elm was the first person to Mert with her in the library.Nora remembered old days while She was playing chess.
Mrs Elm was the first person to give the news which is her Fathers death because of heart attack.He was in the boys school that he taught at there.
The only way to learn it to live it.
Nora went to the first life with her husband Dan.She learnt that she cheated her husband.Dan is very far away from their relationship at the back.She learnt that people can change.
Second place she wanted to live her cat Voltaire, she chose the book and went to that life.However she could not be happy at that place too.Because she realized that her cat Voltaire passed away anyway.She came back to midnight library and Ask Mrs Elm why she sent her to that life .Nora thinks that her cat will be alive .
Mrs Elm said her cat has some health problem.Voltaire died because of that reason not because of car accident.
And Elm said you learnt that it’s death is not because of you.
Nora said to Elm “ if you know that why didn’t you tell me that my cat died because of that reason.Why did you want me to go there and see the cat’ s death.
She said”the only way to learn it to live it.”
Now she is going to go the life with Izzy in Australia.At the beginning Izzy wants go to Australia with her but she didn’t accept .
(There are many times you may die because of the struggle that you faced but you are protected by Allah.)
(being mindful it means staying in the time that you are living .Your mind , your body are at the same place at the same time.Focusing one of the work you are doing right now reduce the other ideas in your mind.But it is very difficult for me to stay in the time that I belong.My mind is surfing around my past to the future , future to the now and past.It is hard to catch it.)
Now Nora was swimming in the Bronte Beach Pool in Sydney.
In this life Izzy had an accident while she was coming to Nora’ s birthday.Her real name is Isabel Hirsh but Nora calls her Izzy.
(These words are so effective, you can choose choices but not outcomes.Outcomes may different than that you expencted .It may make you shoked but anyway in here good intention is more important than the outcome.You May think that your option is the best one but in really its outcome may be the worst one.
Ameller, niyetlere göredir.
In this life Nora’ s friend Izzy and her father were alive as well.She feels the success.She joined Olympic swimming competition.She got medals and broke the world record and retired.But she stilll swims everyday two hours.
( I totally agree on this idea, whereever you go , you take your brain and behavior with you so changing environment may not be the solution for adjusting your life.Whereever you go , you take your perspective, world view and abilities with you so that revolution starts from the soul.)