A sad and depressed young woman contemplates taking her life. She is full of regret and has chosen to be more self-critical than self-congratulatory. She’s lost people close to her. Her cat has died. Her work is unfulfilling. Her relationships are crumbling. Matt Haig’s “The Midnight Library” starts out on a dreary and depressing note as readers are introduced to Nora Seed, who has decided to retreat from her unhappy world by committing suicide. As the hours and minutes tick closer to midnight, Nora writes a note to whomever, reiterating her hopelessness and inability to offer anything of value to anyone and that she makes life worse for people. Nora falls into unconsciousness. Readers may think the deed done. But then she awakens and, as the mist clears around her, she finds herself in front of a large building, a library. Inside is Mrs. Elm, an older woman whom she …