A few months ago, we asked our readers to send in some of their favorite recent books, and they did not disappoint! I picked up The Midnight Library from their recommendations and can see why it won Best Fiction of 2020 in the Goodreads Choice Awards. The Midnight Library is a fiction novel by Matt Haig about all the choices that we make in our lives and how we each have the potential to become a million different versions of ourselves based on all the little decisions we make every day.

The story follows Nora Seed, a woman who is struggling and feels like nothing in her life has gone according to plan. While the initial chapters of the book are quite sad, Nora finds herself given a chance to start over in the Midnight Library, a magical place full of books of all the different paths her life could have taken. Nora is forced to stay in the library and try out different versions of her life until she finds the life she most wants to live.

I loved the idea that no dream or fork in your road is insignificant, and that they all lead us to become different versions of ourselves. In one life, Nora is an Olympic swimmer. In another, she is a glaciologist (冰川学家) living on a boat off the coast of Antarctica. The novel reveals in a beautiful way that the potential we all have within us is infinite, and that we have the possibility to be happy in many different versions of life.

It also discusses how dangerous it can be to live your life haunted by regrets. The Midnight Library revealed to Nora that even when given the option to do things over and make very different choices, you may uncover a deeper appreciation for your current home and the people in your life.

I really loved the blend of fantasy and magical realism in this novel, and I would love for this to be turned into a series where we get to explore the Midnight Library of other characters’ lives as well. 

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1.What does The Midnight Library mainly talk about?

A Personal choice and public choice.

B Personal choice and role shifting.

C Personal choice and social adaptation. 

D Personal choice and social improvement. 

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第一段可知，《午夜图书馆》讲述了我们在生活中所做的所有选择，以及我们每天所做的所有小决定如何让我们每个人都有可能成为上百万个不同版本的自己。故选B。

2.What can we learn about Nora Seed?

A She is a real person in the reality.

B She dreams of changing her life.

C She has a chance to try different lives.

D She is living in a state of fantasy.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第二段Nora is forced to stay in the library and try out different versions of her life until she finds the life she most wants to live.可知，诺拉被迫待在图书馆里，尝试不同版本的生活，直到她找到自己最想要的生活。故选C。

3.What does the novel try to tell us?

A Dream is a promise to the future, not an empty slogan.

B Role changing exists in all areas of society.

C The dream is the light that guides us forward.

D We can enjoy happiness in different lives.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第三段The novel reveals in a beautiful way that the potential we all have within us is infinite, and that we have the possibility to be happy in many different versions of life.可知，这部小说以一种美丽的方式揭示了我们内心的潜能是无限的，我们都有可能在许多不同版本的生活中获得幸福。故选D。

4.What’s the author’s attitude to the novel The Midnight Library?

A Neutral.

B Positive.

C Doubtful.

D Negative.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者很喜欢这部小说中幻想和魔幻现实主义的结合，也希望这部小说能成为一个系列。由此推断作者对这部小说持肯定的态度，故选B。