The Midnight Club
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- Author：Christopher Pike
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Summary
Now an original Netflix series！
From the author of The Wicked Heart and The Immortal comes a beautiful and haunting novel about a group of five terminally ill teenagers whose midnight stories become their reality。
Rotterham Home was a hospice for young people—a place where teenagers with terminal illnesses went to die。 Nobody who checked in ever checked out。 It was a place of pain and sorrow， but also， remarkably， a place of humor and adventure。
Every night at twelve， a group of young guys and girls at the hospice came together to tell stories。 They called themselves the Midnight Club， and their stories could be true or false， inspiring or depressing， or somewhere in-between。
One night， in the middle of a particularly scary story， the teenagers make a secret pact with each other， which says， “The first one who dies will do whatever he or she can do to contact us from beyond the grave， to give us proof that there is life after death。”
Then one of them does die。。。
From the author of The Wicked Heart and The Immortal comes a beautiful and haunting novel about a group of five terminally ill teenagers whose midnight stories become their reality。
Rotterham Home was a hospice for young people—a place where teenagers with terminal illnesses went to die。 Nobody who checked in ever checked out。 It was a place of pain and sorrow， but also， remarkably， a place of humor and adventure。
Every night at twelve， a group of young guys and girls at the hospice came together to tell stories。 They called themselves the Midnight Club， and their stories could be true or false， inspiring or depressing， or somewhere in-between。
One night， in the middle of a particularly scary story， the teenagers make a secret pact with each other， which says， “The first one who dies will do whatever he or she can do to contact us from beyond the grave， to give us proof that there is life after death。”
Then one of them does die。。。
Reviews
Marie
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I bought it to read it before starting the horror Netflix show。 Seeing the show trailer I had some spooks expectation and I was met with a broken heart 10 times worse than "A fault in our stars"。 This is emotionally shattering， this is a book to cry over。 This is pages to drown in your tears。 I bought it to read it before starting the horror Netflix show。 Seeing the show trailer I had some spooks expectation and I was met with a broken heart 10 times worse than "A fault in our stars"。 This is emotionally shattering， this is a book to cry over。 This is pages to drown in your tears。 。。。more
Emily
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3。5/5 ⭐️
rachelsbookshelf
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This book was frustrating because the blurb is really misleading。 The book is nothing to do with contacting the dead so please don’t read the book of the only reason you picked it up is because of horror。I would have given this book 4 stars because of the beautiful message and how everything just came together near the end but because of the epilogue I gave it 3 stars。I liked most of the characters except Sandra。 SPOILERSthe epilogue ruined the ending。 I would love to just forget the epilogue ex This book was frustrating because the blurb is really misleading。 The book is nothing to do with contacting the dead so please don’t read the book of the only reason you picked it up is because of horror。I would have given this book 4 stars because of the beautiful message and how everything just came together near the end but because of the epilogue I gave it 3 stars。I liked most of the characters except Sandra。 SPOILERSthe epilogue ruined the ending。 I would love to just forget the epilogue exists， it ended perfectly after chapter 9。 I liked the different stories even thought to me most of ilonka’s didn’t make sense but I liked Kevin’s story of Hermès and Theresa。 I also loved the twist of how Anya died。 。。。more
alia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love mike flanagan， and I hope to god it improves on this YA tripe。 I thought it would be horror， but it was YA cringy instalove with some homophobia thrown in。 I hated the reveal that spence was gay， hiding it and dying of aids。 just fucking no！ if the adaptation doesn't remedy this shit I'll be fuming。 I don't know the author's orientation， and don't care。 this portrayal of the gay character is unforgivable， stupid， offensive， tired and old。 I'm less excited by the adaptation now， but it is I love mike flanagan， and I hope to god it improves on this YA tripe。 I thought it would be horror， but it was YA cringy instalove with some homophobia thrown in。 I hated the reveal that spence was gay， hiding it and dying of aids。 just fucking no！ if the adaptation doesn't remedy this shit I'll be fuming。 I don't know the author's orientation， and don't care。 this portrayal of the gay character is unforgivable， stupid， offensive， tired and old。 I'm less excited by the adaptation now， but it is flanagan and he's flawless so I'll hope for the best。 the book was a waste of my fucking time。 。。。more
Hayley
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3。5 - I really enjoyed this book but it is not a horror story。 The blurb is misleading and I was expecting a different kind of book because of it。 It's actually really sad a lot of the time rather than spooky。 3。5 - I really enjoyed this book but it is not a horror story。 The blurb is misleading and I was expecting a different kind of book because of it。 It's actually really sad a lot of the time rather than spooky。 。。。more
Jennifer Love
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Honestly， I was leaning toward giving this book 3 stars， but it was rather captivating and something about it also felt terribly familiar。 Good and quick read， now to watch the show on Netflix！
Luísa （capitulo。seis）
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Não estava， de todo， a espera do que aconteceu neste livro。 Li devido a estreia da série， por achar que seria de terror e tornou se algo muito melhor。 Que história bonita！
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the blurb was kinda misleading
Kirsten
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More of a 3。5
☕️Kimberly （Caffeinated Reviewer）
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Not what I expected。 Full RTC
Mol
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4。5/5 stars。 Cried for the last 40 pages。 So emotional and thought-provoking。 Made me feel so sad and hopeful at the same time。 LOVED this book。
Yulisa
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I loved this story so much but it also broke my heart
Emma Urwin 🎀
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4。5
Tamara Mayo
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One of my favorite Pike books。 Definitely excited to see if the TV version does this great book justice。
Rozanne Visagie
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3。5 "But the Midnight Club was different。 It was about life - sometimes extremely violent life， true - not about death。"The Midnight Club is about a hospice where teenagers who are diagnosed with terminal illnesses are taken care of by nurses。 But there is a select group who are part of the Midnight Club， a club that meets at midnight and stories are exchanged。 These stolen times when everyone is asleep is the only time the characters experience a place of belonging， where they can forget about 3。5 "But the Midnight Club was different。 It was about life - sometimes extremely violent life， true - not about death。"The Midnight Club is about a hospice where teenagers who are diagnosed with terminal illnesses are taken care of by nurses。 But there is a select group who are part of the Midnight Club， a club that meets at midnight and stories are exchanged。 These stolen times when everyone is asleep is the only time the characters experience a place of belonging， where they can forget about reality for a while and let their imagination run free。 Their stories aren't just the products of their imagination， but a kernel of truth is weaved in between。 I felt the story was good， it's moving and filled with intense love and loss。 If you remove the label of horror and just put it as a mystery， then it would be an emotional story with memorable lessons。 There are no similarities between the book and the Netflix series。 It wasnt creepy but it has a 'The Breakfast Club' vibe， the connection between the friends。 These characters came together because of a situation that put them there， but through these connections， they created a world beyond theirs。 I enjoyed the different stories told by the characters and how closely they were connected。 At first， I was unsure where these midnight stories are taking us， I knew they had a meaning but couldn't place their importance yet until the ending when it all came together。 The characters were connected in an emotional way but I would have liked some creepy elements suggested by the synopsis。 If you enjoy a mystery with elements of spirituality， then you've found your next read。 *Buddy read with @abooktropolis01。 Thank you to Jonathan Ball Publishers for this gifted copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bryan Ball
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The cover， the description， everything about this book is misleading in the best way。 Don’t let it all fool you， this is a wonderfully unique， mature and complicated contemplation on life， death and story。 Beautiful from start to finish。
Daniel Pyle
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Okay， maybe I'm not the target audience for this book， but that doesn't change the fact that the description is a straight-up lie。 "A particularly scary story"？ Nope。 "Then one of them does die， and the story begins"？ Nope again。 The story never begins。 At least not the story I was expecting。 I genuinely have no idea why Mike Flanagan chose to adapt this book。 There's nothing spooky about it at all。 If you're looking for a sad story about teens dealing with terminal illness， you might not hate i Okay， maybe I'm not the target audience for this book， but that doesn't change the fact that the description is a straight-up lie。 "A particularly scary story"？ Nope。 "Then one of them does die， and the story begins"？ Nope again。 The story never begins。 At least not the story I was expecting。 I genuinely have no idea why Mike Flanagan chose to adapt this book。 There's nothing spooky about it at all。 If you're looking for a sad story about teens dealing with terminal illness， you might not hate it， but don't go into it expecting it to be what it claims to be。 I don't think I've ever felt so misled by a description。 Based on the trailer for the Netflix series， it looks like Flanagan might be serving up some of the promises the book fails to deliver， so I'll watch it， but despite loving Flanagan's other work， my expectations are going to be pretty low。 。。。more
Alandra （Fosa Comun de Ideas）
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2。5⭐It feels like two different stories packed into one book。
Kyle
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New Netflix show by Flanagan
Tim
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As a former Christoper Pike fan who read all his books， I'll admit I haven't read any of his material since the mid-90s。I read The Midnight Club when it was first released and recall I didn't think it was good at the time。 It wasn't scary or clever， so it rated very low on my list。 With the series coming soon to Netflix （today， actually） I decided to reread and refresh my memory。 Again， I was still not impressed。 The framing story concept is interesting- five terminally ill teenagers living in a As a former Christoper Pike fan who read all his books， I'll admit I haven't read any of his material since the mid-90s。I read The Midnight Club when it was first released and recall I didn't think it was good at the time。 It wasn't scary or clever， so it rated very low on my list。 With the series coming soon to Netflix （today， actually） I decided to reread and refresh my memory。 Again， I was still not impressed。 The framing story concept is interesting- five terminally ill teenagers living in a hospice bond and become friends as they meet at midnight to tell each other stories， one tale after another。 In telling their stories， the teenagers reflect some quality of themselves。 Sandra， seemingly the most inconsequential character， says she's not creative enough to tell a story then recounts the loss of her virginity。 Spence， the angry ringleader， describes a gory and violent shoot 'em up from the top of the Eiffel Tower。 Anya， the goth girl of the group shares a viciously cruel tale of a teenage magician who is manipulated by a fallen cheerleader into burning down their high school gym with their classmates in it。 Kevin， the jock/artist， has a lengthy story of an angel painting in the Louvre who meets and falls in love with a mortal woman and chooses to become human for her， for better and for much much worse。 Ilonka is in denial about her health as she chronicles several of her past lives in ancient Egypt and India with her lover that she believes is reincarnated as Kevin。 One night， the club digresses and vows the first of them to die will find a way to communicate with the rest of them。 Then one of them does and。。。 the survivors are left wondering。Unfortunately the quality of the individual stories vary， as does the shell story， centered around Ilonka。 The author's simplistic and overly clunky prose also made it a frustrating read， stylistically drowning the story like cement shoes on a mobster swimming in water。 It also ruined the few truly emotional moments that would have been very powerful。 So as I already mentioned， this is not a scary story， it reads very dryly as a philosophical idea。I know a few people were left wondering about the epilogue- which was foreshadowed repeatedly throughout by several of the characters。I assume the series will change the story for the better， and I sure hope so。Two stars for taking a concept and making a trying and。。。 not making it work。 。。。more
Ken
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I love a bit of 90's YA nostalgia， though I never really read much of Christopher Pike as a teen。 I think it was mainly due to him not being a part of the Point Horror brand here in the U。K。 - so as you can imagine I was quite intrigued to learn of Mike Flanagan adapting one of his books for Netflix this October。I must say the novel itself wasn't really what I was expecting， I thought it was going to have more horror elements。The premise is strong though as a group of terminally ill adolescents I love a bit of 90's YA nostalgia， though I never really read much of Christopher Pike as a teen。 I think it was mainly due to him not being a part of the Point Horror brand here in the U。K。 - so as you can imagine I was quite intrigued to learn of Mike Flanagan adapting one of his books for Netflix this October。I must say the novel itself wasn't really what I was expecting， I thought it was going to have more horror elements。The premise is strong though as a group of terminally ill adolescents all meet at midnight to tell scary stories to each other。。。Looking at the episode titles it appears that Flanagan is going to use other Pike story's in the show aswell， rather than the tales told here。Using this strong framing device as a brilliant starting point is such a great idea。I must admit the storys featured here weren't really that memorable。The subjects tackled by this sort of Midnight Society was certainly a lot more mature than other authors would tackle and probably explains why Pike doesn't fit with the other authors from around this time。Spending time with these youngsters is definitely the strongest aspect of the book rather than the plot itself。 I wonder if we'll get more of his novels republished on the back of this， as would happily read more from him。 。。。more
Brandon Scott
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2。5/5This wasn't exactly what I expected。 I think that my expectations， after seeing the trailer for the Netflix adaptation by Mike Flanagan， were too high for this novel。 I will say that there was quite a bit in this book that made me think to myself: "wow， this is really progressive for a book written in 1994。" There were queer storylines， there were discussions about sex and drugs; for a teen novel in the 90's， I just expected for a different kind of story。 There was also more diversity withi 2。5/5This wasn't exactly what I expected。 I think that my expectations， after seeing the trailer for the Netflix adaptation by Mike Flanagan， were too high for this novel。 I will say that there was quite a bit in this book that made me think to myself: "wow， this is really progressive for a book written in 1994。" There were queer storylines， there were discussions about sex and drugs; for a teen novel in the 90's， I just expected for a different kind of story。 There was also more diversity within these pages than I anticipated （especially by the cover art）; there 100% could have been more （and better） representation throughout， but it did have more than I thought it would。While that was a pleasant surprise while reading this book， I was also faced with negative surprises。。。 like the fact that this book lacked any real horror。 There was a story that mentioned a faustian deal and "the Double" that we've seen in other horror movies; however， this book lacked all of the necessary elements to propel it past a mediocre teen drama。 Even the synopsis of the novel promises one thing while the actual book delivers another。 I'm incredibly disappointed with my read of this novel， and I hope that the Netflix adaptation is able to better reflect what the premise of this book is。 I have full faith in Mike Flanagan's abilities， so I'm excited to see how much further this story is taken。 I think I would recommend this book to those who expect Goosebumps level horror when they read a scary novel。 It wasn't， necessarily， bad。。。 it just wasn't the book that it said it would be， and that was very disappointing。 。。。more
Katie
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A quick， easy read。 I enjoyed it and finished it just in time for the show starting tomorrow！
Kirsty
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Well， I feel absolutely tricked by the blurb。 I was expecting something spooky and scary， perhaps a haunting。 Instead I found a beautifully sad story about life and life after death。 Though it wasn't what I was expecting I was pleasantly surprised。 Well， I feel absolutely tricked by the blurb。 I was expecting something spooky and scary， perhaps a haunting。 Instead I found a beautifully sad story about life and life after death。 Though it wasn't what I was expecting I was pleasantly surprised。 。。。more
Reneethereader
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This was one of the most boring books I have ever read。 I kept waiting for something to happen and it didnt。 It's more of a love story than anything else and a huge let down for me This was one of the most boring books I have ever read。 I kept waiting for something to happen and it didnt。 It's more of a love story than anything else and a huge let down for me 。。。more
Melissa
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I definitely enjoyed this book， and I found it extremely interesting， only it is not what I expected it to be。 I watched the Netflix trailer straight after finishing this book， and that gives the same vibe as the blurb of the book does。 I was expecting a fun， creepy， supernatural mystery， yet that wasn't what this was at all and I feel misled。 Afraid to be misled now by the show， too。 I definitely enjoyed this book， and I found it extremely interesting， only it is not what I expected it to be。 I watched the Netflix trailer straight after finishing this book， and that gives the same vibe as the blurb of the book does。 I was expecting a fun， creepy， supernatural mystery， yet that wasn't what this was at all and I feel misled。 Afraid to be misled now by the show， too。 。。。more
Karlsefine Kaffee
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So froh über diese Empfehlung！ Kann die Netflixserie kaum erwarten！
Justin Tate
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It's weird that Christopher Pike always gets compared to R。L。 Stine。 They both dominated the YA horror market during the '90s but are otherwise very different authors。 The Midnight Club （1994） is an excellent example of just how different they can be。 The entire cast of characters are terminally ill teenagers faced with such real-life horrors as cancer and AIDS。 They live in a hospice together， physically and emotionally exhausted， expecting to die every day。 To cope， they meet at midnight and s It's weird that Christopher Pike always gets compared to R。L。 Stine。 They both dominated the YA horror market during the '90s but are otherwise very different authors。 The Midnight Club （1994） is an excellent example of just how different they can be。 The entire cast of characters are terminally ill teenagers faced with such real-life horrors as cancer and AIDS。 They live in a hospice together， physically and emotionally exhausted， expecting to die every day。 To cope， they meet at midnight and share short stories about characters with veiled symbolic connections to their own anxieties around death and the afterlife。Deep stuff， right？ Stuff you wouldn't expect to find in teen fiction from 1994。 Especially if you only read R。L。 Stine。 He might kill off a dozen teens in a single Fear Street adventure， but none of the characters would have cancer。 Even divorce might be too taboo。 Stine did this by design， however， to emphasize fantastic "fun" adventures rather than realistic terrors。 Clearly Pike， if this novel is any indication of his wider bibliography， wanted to expose teens to the real world more than slasher shlock。The positive side of the maturity in The Midnight Club is that it does feel like a "real" novel。 It doesn't talk down to the reader and， in fact， challenges them。 To be honest， I felt challenged and here I am in my 30's。 I'm not sure how I would have felt about it as a teen。 I'm sure I would have appreciated the dive into "adult" terrors， but I would have also wondered if anyone was going to appear in a hockey mask and slash someone up。The book has a great premise， but no hook to keep the pages turning。 No mystery or suspense。 A large chunk of the plot is interspersed short stories read at the Midnight Club。 These stories contain some connections to the main plot， but mostly they seem like Pike dumping in his rejected literary fiction that no one wanted to read。 There is a comparable Fear Street novel titled The Thrill Club （also published in 1994） where teens share short stories， but all of their stories end in gruesome murder and there is a clear mystery to solve。 It's a much more immature book， but far more entertaining。Ultimately reading this reminded me why I so often started Pike books as a kid， but so rarely finished them。 The novelty of being talked "up" to rather than talked "down" to only carries so much intrigue。 Without a compelling story to back it up， there's very little initiative to turn the page。 All that said， Pike's works may be more enduring because I could see how this story is trendier and more timeless than other vintage YA thrillers。 I'm certainly interested to see how Netflix adapts the premise into a TV show。 。。。more
Hannah Wegmiller
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I’m glad I read this book。 It was a quick read， and a page turner。 This book gave me dark and moody 90’s vibes， which is a super specific genre that I can’t get enough of。The description on back of the book and trailers I’ve seen so far for the Netflix portrayal are way different， though， because this book wasn’t at all scary like I expected。 It was more just deeply sad， being a hospice for terminal teens。The stories told by Kevin and Ilonka in The Midnight Club meetings were beautiful and I did I’m glad I read this book。 It was a quick read， and a page turner。 This book gave me dark and moody 90’s vibes， which is a super specific genre that I can’t get enough of。The description on back of the book and trailers I’ve seen so far for the Netflix portrayal are way different， though， because this book wasn’t at all scary like I expected。 It was more just deeply sad， being a hospice for terminal teens。The stories told by Kevin and Ilonka in The Midnight Club meetings were beautiful and I didn’t want them to end。 I loved how Ilonka’s stories always ended up being about she and Kevin。 The epilogue was great and gave me hope that they ended up together again in their next life。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This had to be the worst book I have ever read。 It’s not even close to the description。 I hope the Netflix series is better because I can’t imagine anyone sitting through 10 episodes of this。
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