After meeting another "slider" (as those who can bounce around between multiverse possibilities are called), and discussing the pop-science implications of a multi-dimensional existence, Nora muses on her situation: A simplicity to the narrative that has to be taken as a choice on Haig's part, not an accident. When she finds herself excited again about living, things calm down.Īnd there's a deliberateness to it all. When Nora loses hope, the library starts to collapse. Infinite possibility, sure, but only one shot at each of them. Infinite options, yes, but maybe not an infinite amount of time in which to choose. Elm's job is to present everything to Nora very clearly and to lay out the stakes very directly. The Midnight Library is unusual in that it follows a plot with no twists, no turns that don't feel like a gentle glide. Haig presents all of this as a straight line. 'The Midnight Library' is unusual in that it follows a plot with no twists, no turns that don't feel like a gentle glide.īut here's the problem.
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