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....
'Ihiw, ada bahan obrolan baru buat dianalisa dan dinyinyirin nih. Si dia mau kawin sama bule. Duitnya banyak kali. Ato kalo gak gitu yaaa dia cuma buat mainan aja' Kita nggak akan pernah memuaskan hasrat banyak orang demi membuat mereka semua senang. Jika kita ingin membuat pasangan hidup kita bahagia, ya wajar, ya normal. Tapi tidak untuk membuat para suporter ataupun hanya penonton dalam hidup kita bahagia juga kah? Toh dari setiap langkah yang kita ambil, benar maupun salah juga masih saja bisa diambil celah salahnya untuk diwejangi ala mereka. Atau lebih bekennya, dinyinyirin. Mungkin beberapa tulisan saya tentang menikahi WNA banyak yang terdengar 'keras', maafkan saya yang sedang jengkel-jengkelnya. Menikah dengan orang yang berbeda yang datangnya ribuan miles jauhnya dari Indonesia juga bukan hal yang mudah, you know! Tapi orang dengan mudahnya saja melihat kita yang sedang jalan berdua dan bertanya, atau nyeletuk istilahnya, 'Guidenya ya mbak?'...