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....
funkyjunk.com Beberapa waktu yang lalu, papa mertua saya mengirim sebuah video berjudul The DNA Journey by Momondo. Videonya singkat, hanya 5 menit, tapi meninggalkan pesan yang mendalam. Setiap orang yang hadir diberi pertanyaan tentang asal usul mereka. Kebanyakan orang tentunya hanya mengetahui mungkin mentok 3-4 generasi diatasnya. Sudah bisa 4 generasi ke atas aja udah bagus ya. Kalaupun saya ditanya seperti itu, saya mungkin bisa menjawab pure Jawa, plus Belanda dari kakek buyut, plus mungkin sedikit manado dari nenek buyut, that's it. Nah di video tersebut ada pertanyaan, negara mana atau suku mana yang paling dibenci. Ah saya kalo ditanya begini, saya bisa bilang hemm itu tuh negeri seberang yang barusan 'nggak sengaja' ngebalik bendera kita. Dari dulu sampe sekarang jawabnya begitu kok. Ah udah ah nggak usah bahas itu yaa. Oke balik lagi ke mereka, seseorang ditanyai hal itu dan dia menjawab 'Germany'. Ada juga seorang kulit hitam bilang kalo d...