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....
Setelah melihat pembuatan kerambah di Banyumulek, kita geser langkah kaki kita menuju Desa Sukarara. Waktu pertama kali ke Lombok, kita hanya sempat ke Desa Sade tanpa ke Sukarara. Katanya sih Sukarara motifnya lebih cerah gitu. Disana, ada display beberapa ibu-ibu yang lagi nenun dan pake baju tradisional gitu. Kitapun disambut bapak pemandu yang secara otomatis manduin kita. Dan you know what, kita difoto sama salah satu pemandu disana buat koleksi pribadi dia sendiri dan seneng gitu katanya liat aku sama HJ. Lapo coba seneng iku? Dijelaskanlah semua hal yang berhubungan dengan Desa Sukarara ini. Kalau Desa Sade mempertahankan desain rumah adat dan keadatannya, Sukarara lebih ke sentra tenunannya. Jadi semacem workshop tenunan Lombok. Aku sempet nenun lho. Dengan harapan nggak merusak tenunan si ibu, akhirnya aku cobain nenun. Sambil nenun sambil mikir juga ini bikin motifnya gimana, kok bisa rapi begini. Benangnya dimasuk-masukin pokoknya sama si ibu terus 2 kali h...