Skip to main content

Another cool book ...

Buat yang demen baca, especially yang demen "Sang Alkemis"-nya Paulo Coelho, there's another cool book from this author, judulnya "Di Tepi Sungai Piedra Aku Duduk dan Tersedu" ...


Di tepi sungai Piedra

Ceritanya tentang sepasang kekasih masa kecil yang bertemu kembali ketika si lelaki telah menjadi pemimpin karismatis spiritual, dan sang perempuan telah menjadi perempuan yang matang dan mandiri (seperti aku :p? huehehehe ...). Bercerita dengan indah tentang konflik antara cinta yang ingin memiliki dan cinta yang membebaskan. Nah lo ... Bercerita pula tentang sisi feminin Tuhan, yang jarang dikupas oleh agama-agama besar di dunia ... kebetulan mirip dengan pembicaraan tentang sisi feminin Tuhan yang barusan aku baca di Da Vinci Code.

Bahasanya indah, mengalir dengan lancar dan menawan, juga mengobrak-abrik hati yang sedang berusaha melarikan diri dari yang namanya cinta *dangdut mode on :p*. Membius, sekaligus juga menyesakkan dada, sekaligus memberikan pembenaran bagi diriku - yang selalu berusaha mengikuti kata hati - no matter what people (baca: sobat2ku) call me ... si keras kepala yang gak bisa dibilangin :p

Buat yang ingin mengikuti kata hati, coba deh baca buku ini. Juga buat yang suka dengan kata-kata yang indah, dijamin menemukan kepuasan di kalimat-kalimat yang terangkai dalam novel ini ...

Cuma satu yang aku sayangkan dari novel ini, covernya asli dangdut abis !! Padahal isinya ... kereennn.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Thanksgiving 2020

What a crazy ride we have been riding in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has pretty much put our life on hold, if not going on a slower pace. I feel that we are running a marathon, and it's not over yet. The emotional toll that we have been experiencing since March is real. Everything that we used to take for granted, like meeting up with friends, birthday parties, kids activities, traveling, the convenience of doing grocery shopping anytime we want, a lot of them have been taken away from us, from my family. No more parties, no more lunch or dinner with friends, no more invitation for birthday parties, no more traveling. Perhaps my life had become too easy before the pandemic. We had to switch Nathaniel from a brick and mortar school to a cyber school. I tried to plan my grocery trips ahead of time to avoid crowds. We had to wear masks everywhere. But at least we are healthy. At least I am facing this together with my husband and kids as a family. At least I am at home that is fu...
All of a sudden my thoughts fly to my old friends tonight. How are they all doing? I miss the good old days. I am here, content and happy, but somehow I still miss them. People come and go in your life, but true friends remain in the heart, no matter where they are now, right :) ?