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....
Tanyakan kepada banyak siswa siswi di seluruh Indonesia, apakah mereka menyukai matematika? Saya yakin akan lebih banyak yang menyatakan "kurang menyukai matematika" daripada "menyukai matematika". Layaknya sudah menjadi hal yang umum dan wajar kalau mengatakan matematika itu sulit. Bahkan setelah saya menjadi mahasiswa matematika dan lulus dari jurusan matematikapun saya juga merasa kalau matematika itu memang sulit. Bukan bermaksud membesar-besarkan kalau memilih jurusan matematika itu pasti akan mengalami masa sulit karena sulitnya matematika. Bukan. Setiap jurusan pasti memiliki tingkat kesulitan tersendiri. Nah, dulu saya sering bertanya-tanya kenapa kita belajar matematika sesulit ini di sekolah ?Fungsinya apa??? Apakah integral bisa diterapkan orang awam dalam proses membeli barang di supermarket ? Apakah differensial bisa juga digunakan orang awam untuk menghitung hutang ? Selalu bertanya-tanya seperti itu. Bagi beberapa teman, matematika memang momok terbe...