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Book Club Kit: The Midnight Library

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Pros: I think The Midnight Library would make for a fantastic book club discussion because of its focus on "what if I had made a different decision." I think this is a universal question, and as a book club leader, I'd be interested to hear what my book club friends thought for their own lives. That seemed like an obvious discussion question when I was reading the book, so I was interested to see what questions this kit recommended. I think the best part of this kit is the Q&A with the author. Suicide and suicide attempt are very sensitive and personal subjects, so I think it was important for the author to share his perspective and experiences.

Cons: This was one of the shorter book club kits I've read. Some of the others have had unique things like costume ideas or drink suggestions to add a bit to the kit. (I don't think either of those would be appropriate with this book!) Also, as this book features a suicide attempt, I think a trigger warning and information about where a person can seek help/support would be appropriate.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Library Resources for the opportunity to read this book club kit! I've read several of these kits and enjoy each one and how they uniquely reflect the book.

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Super helpful book club guide! I love Matt Haig. Highly recommend any of his books to read as soon as you can!

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Informative and insightful look at "The Midnight Library." I thoroughly enjoyed the book when I read it last year. While I have participated in book clubs in the past for "The Midnight Library," I appreciated the detail this kit provided and think it would have been a great addition to the conversations we had.

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Very nice book club kit! It includes several thought-provoking questions for use in a book club discussion, as well as background info on the author, Matt Haig, which provided insight into both his background and his thought/writing process.

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Ahh, thank you so much for this kit, however, I did not realize it was the kit! I was looking for the actual book. Will keep this for my book club though!

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I have read all of Matt Haig’s books. I had already read The Midnight Library before the edition and recommended it to our book club.
It is hard sometime to get people to talk about a book beyond ‘I did / didn’t like it’ So these are great prompts for discussion. It interest also hear the author intention and weather we picked up on them or not. I try to pick books for the book club that have discussion notes, but they are not always available. A good read is still a good read and I have to go for that. Thanks to the author and publishers for this extra mile.

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An excellent resource that offers interesting discussion points for book clubs. It allows the reader to think more deeply about the book. As a huge fan, I particularly enjoyed the author Q&A section.

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Book Club Kit: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Publisher: Penguin Random House Library Resources
Genre: Literary Fiction | Women's Fiction
Release Date: February 11, 2021

I have not yet read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig.

This book club kit is the perfect companion to the book. It asks thought provoking questions that let you take a deeper dive into the book. I enjoyed the Q&A with the author.

I think this will definitely enhance the reader's experience with reading Midnight Library!

I'm so grateful Matt Haig, Penguin Random House Library Resources, and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review.

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A great find. Offers interesting discussion points for any book club. Reading through this helped me think more deeply about the novel and offered some new perspective that I had not considered.

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An excellent source for more information about how The Midnight Library came to be. There is a great discussion with the author regarding where his ideas for the book originated. There were nuggets of gold! One for me was that he originally saw the narrator as male, and why his vision ultimately changed. I loved how he used this platform to talk about his own issues with depression and anxiety, including how they became part of this story. I read this book kit on my IPad and my only criticism is that it was difficult to read the discussion questions in light green font. I consider this a very helpful and enlightening companion to the book.

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Absolutly loved this! I used the kit in our online bookgroup and we all thought the questions are well thought trough and relevant to the story.
We had a discussion about the book before hand and now we did a new discussion based on the kit. Really wonderful to see we went far dieper into the book than in our first discussion.

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This was a great reading guide. I liked learning more about Matt’s reasons as to why he wrote this book and how it’s therapeutic for him.

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I loved The Midnight Library and this book club kit is such a nice bonus companion. I love hearing more from the author about what inspired him, and the discussion questions, perfect for book club!

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Loved the book and loved the book club kit. Full of insightful questions and ideas to discuss! Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

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I am not really much aware about these kits but I really liked how it is organised ! This is actually something I'd look forward to after reading the book !

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Just reading The Midnight Library with my zoom book club. This is an amazing resource to prompt discussion in our currently boring world where nobody has anything to talk about. Thank you Matt Haig

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I was not very familiar with these kits, but I really liked the organization of the questions and the layout is very well done aesthetically and for easy reference. Great resource for book clubs!

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I read The Midnight Library last year and absolutely loved it! This book would be an amazing book club pick and the book club kit will be a great discussion-started with the 8 questions offered for members of various book clubs. The questions guide the reader on how to explore certain themes more in-depth, but also get to know other book club members a bit better by answering the "what-would-you-do" questions.

Since I didn't read this as part of a book club, I mostly enjoyed the author Q&A included in the kit that answered some of the author questions I had and helped me better understand why the author made certain choices for his characters and plot.

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I haven't actually read The Midnight Library just yet but I have heard so much about it and I just wanted to see what kinds of themes/topics I should be be aware of when for when I do pick up the book and this kit was very helpful. Plus Q and A's with authors are really exciting insightful.

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I didn't realize this was a book club kit - I haven't read the book yet and don't have a book club, so while it's interesting to me, it's not something that will come in super handy just yet.

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