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....
Inget nggak kemarenan yang heboh banget langit birunya Jakarta? Hal itu bikin gw nyadar sesuatu, Bali langitnya nggak pernah nggak biru hey! Kadang kita take it for granted aja kan, karena diliatin tiap hari gitu. Trus gw jadi inget pertama kali tinggal di Bali yang gw beli adalah kacamata hitam. Silaunya bukan main, tapi langitnya birunya maksimal. Gw tinggal di Denpasar yang bisa dibilang jarang hujan. Ujan aja sekadar ciprat-cipratin air aja deh biasanya. Tapi akhir-akhir ini ujannya lebih sering dan lebih deres. Mungkin bumi sedang membaik atau apa gw nggak paham deh. Tapi, abis ujan deres begitu, langit langsung balik lagi jadi biru. Seolah tidak terjadi apa-apa begitu. Pernah tahun lalu hujan sampai banjir di kantor. Kantor nggak pernah banjir, baru kali itu. Bener-bener deres banget, banjir. Setelah satu jam, teriknya bukan main eh. Langit jadi biru lagi. Seringkali ketika gw sedih atau agak bosen gitu, gw tinggal keluar aja nengok ke atas. Yang gw u...