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....
Aku sih sering baca-baca blog atau denger pengalaman mixed couple terutama orang Indonesia dengan orang ras kaukasoid tentang bagaimana mereka, terutama yang pihak Indonesia-nya, menjadi korban jadi tukang foto pasangannya yang diajak foto orang Indonesia terutama cewe-cewe, atau kalo nggak dikira tour guide. Sekian lama menjalin hubungan dengan orang ras ini, belum pernah lah aku mengalaminya sampai ketika hari itu ketika makan siang, segerombolan anak SMP dengan lantangnya teriak : Mister, Selfi!! Pertamanya sih nggak ngira eh ternyata bakal ada orang yang minta selfi sama HJ. Karena selama ini seringnya HJ yang suka gangguin orang selfie. Bahkan pas di pesawat terbang ke Lombok kemaren, ada newlywed dibangku seberang selfi yang akhirnya kena HJ, eh dia malah ikutan pose dan mereka berdua nggak sadar sampai akhirnya pas liat hasil fotonya. dan akhirnya mereka berdua ngajak HJ selfie juga 😯 Nah, anak-anak SMP ini begitu denger HJ bilang 'Ok, come on', langsung ...