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Yep, I've made the same mistake like many others. I thought this was the actual book. I sadly haven't read it yet and don't own it so this package is not very useful for me.

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I thought this was going to be the actual book. Yes, I know it says that it isn't in the description, but apparently I can't read. Still a nice set of questions though, one that I plan on using and consulting once I actually read the book.

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These are thoughtful questions to contemplate while reading this book. Great discussion questions for bookclub. Brings alot more depth to our talks. Thank you Netgalley for this advanced copy.

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This guide will be awesome to have for a book club discussion! In addition to a reader's guide, it has a conversation with the author Matt Haig! This will be great to have if my book club decides to read The Midnight Library in the future, and I really hope we do!

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This was available as a READ NOW on NetGalley. I downloaded it and just found it is the book club discussion questions and NOT the book itself. bummer as I have not read the book....but I did look through the questions and they are quite thorough. I think this would be extremely helpful to book clubs and those who want to discuss the book with others. I will be keeping the discussion questions and looking over them once again once I do in fact read the book.

I received a copy of this from Penguin and NetGalley. I look forward to reading the book and using this guide.

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While as a primary teacher, I wouldn’t use this material. I, however, will and would use this material for the book clubs that I run. The questions fit perfectly with the premise, theme, and tone of the novel. The prompted is helpful for rich discussion. There is a lot of curiosity that stems from reading this book. These questions help facilitate that. My recommendation for book club’s is that there are prompting questions throughout the novel rather than at the end. As a good book club will meet throughout the story not just at the end.

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The book was fantastic and our book club was able to have great discussions based on some of the questions posed here, but I'm not sure why this is getting an official release for just some questions.

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I really liked this book club kit. We read this as our February book club read. I loved hearing more about the author and his thought process behind writing this book. It helped me to understand and appreciate the book even more.

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These discussion questions were very insightful, and very approachable for all types of readers. A great addition to this title. The conversation with Matt Haig was very interesting!

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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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