It is one of the books that blown my mind. It's very well written and would probably relate with a lot of people who are in their journey to find themselves. So many people are talking about it but I did not buy it until a few months ago where I read the preview on the first pages. Easy for me to see if I want to buy the book or not. When the first pages hook me right away, I don't need to think twice. This book is one of them. This contains spoiler of course. Nora, the main character, like many of us, fall into depression and decided to kill herself. But she's not dead right away. She went into a kind of limbo between life and death. In that library she met a librarian, this librarian is a kind of a guide. Our guide that probably tasked when we were born. The librarian shows her lives that she could have had if she wants to. She is so depressed and thinks that no life will makes her happy enough to live it. I can totally understand her state. I was there....
Kadangkala, atau mungkin bisa dibilang sering, kita para lulusan sarjana merasa belum memiliki asset apapun hingga beberapa tahun setelah lulus kuliah. Dan kemudian berucap “Ah, dia lulusan SMA/SMK aja udah punya mobil, punya rumah, aku kapan ya? Aku iri deh”. Nah, iri dalam hal apa? Pengumpulan asset kah? Jika iya, mari ditelisik satu-satu. Lulusan SMA, terutama SMK adalah lulusan yang deprogram kerja setelah selesai kuliah. Apa program yang ditujukan untuk mereka? Mencari uang dan uang. Meskipun banyak dari mereka yang masih ingin sekolah, namun dituntut bekerja demi tuntutan. Otak mereka, kebanyakan tidak banyak berkomentar. Maaf, bukan maksud hati merendahkan, tapi kebanyakan atasan yang ditentang oleh karyawannya yang lulusan SMA akan beranggapan bahwa mereka para lulusan SMA “nggak punya hak” untuk mengungkapkan ide mereka. Syukur-syukur kalau kerja ditempat yang bisa mengembangkan daya pikir dan imajinasi mereka. Tapi kalau bekerja di tempat yang justru s...