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....
Saya punya junior laki-laki di tim saya. Junior lho ya, bukan anak buah. Namanya Luqman. Sifat dan karakter kita hampir sama karena tanggal lahir kita berdekatan walaupun masih tuaan saya sih. Nggak tau kenapa, saya suka baca karakter orang dari bulan lahirnya, yang biasanya memang cocok. *ala-ala dukun lah dikit* Nah waktu itu seperti biasa kita makan siang, bersama Luqman, mba Winny dan mba Maureen. Mba Winny dan mba Maureen sedang getolnya membahas issue yang sedang santer terdengar di kantor. Terdengar serius sekali hingga saya memasang mimik yang ‘terlihat’ berpikir mencerna obrolan mbak-mbak berdua itu. --- Maureen : mikir apa Pris? Kamu tau issue terbaru atau mau menambah bukti? Aku : hmm nggak sih, tiba-tiba aja kepikiran ikan dirumah Maureen, Winny, Luqman : hah? Ikan dirumah? Kenapa emangnya? Aku : heran aja sih, tiba-tiba di kolam ada ribuan telor ikan. Tadinya aku cuman punya 5 ikan. Yang 2 ini satu jenis, lah yang tiga itu beda ...