I don't think I had made a post about reading the Midnight Library so here it is. To begin with, I had to find high and low for that book. It had caught my eye when walking thru the airport but I didn't buy it that day cause it was way too expensive but it was always there at the back of my mind. In fact when I went to a bookstore on two separate occasions after that I had looked for it, but didn't find it. After that I eventually forgot about the book and decided to let it be, and that's when my parabatai posted on her story about having purchased the book. Now I knew I absolutely had to get it. I went on the hunt again (failed) and eventually my friend suggested to buy from shoppee (which tbh turned out to be a great deal!). Got the book and read the first two chapters on a hike, and paused because I had promised my parabatai that we will read it together, but one day weeks later, just caved and took it with me on a night shift and finished the whole thing in one go.
I really enjoyed the book. It had been a while since I had found a book that I gave enough shit about to go recommending to others. It was just so easy to fall into the rhythm of reading it. Nora's life and decisions (both good and bad) were all so human of her. She thought that what she was doing was right when she was doing it even at times she wasn't sure. I didn't relate in many aspects with her but was able to see similarities of a close friend in her. She wasn't really a likeable character to me, I think if I had known her personally she would've frustrated me. But that's only because I know her so deeply down to her most inner most thoughts. But the book made me think- about the paths that we take in life and how sometimes, all these regrets that we have are simply because we didn't get to try them out. It's like what that girl said on reels- some things in life is ceteris paribus (idk if I'm spelling it right), your expectations or wants are based on the person that you are at this very moment. You might not be the same person in the future and so it shouldn't matter as much. However, there are a few things which rarely change even as time goes, your core values or the person that you are deep inside. Even if your interests fade or you style yourself differently, the core of who you are, normally remains the same. And as long as you keep that core intact, life good. Even when life's bad, life's, actually good.
Now I'm just yapping and it doesn't really make sense I suppose. Doesn't matter tho. This is what I feel.