The Midnight Library is great. But...

i felt the exact same way when i read how to stop time i felt that matt haig's writing is rough around the edges it is stodgy it is a bit limp it is it's lacking any kind of poetic depth or rhythm his metaphors are dry and not that interesting but his central conceits his ideas and his themes and his characters are always excellent

i remember reading notes on a nervous planet and every single page no matter how long the chapter was i felt like i'd suddenly learned a lesson that i could apply to my real life it felt like therapy it felt like something constructive

these are two of my favorite non-fiction books they've helped me in dark times they've helped me rewire the way that i see the world a little bit

it's a wonderful thematic journey i think it's a fantastic plot it feels like the novelization of his personal philosophy and i think that's really important but i still struggle with matt higgs fiction writing