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This is the first "book" I read. My first novel. I mean, if you look at my entries on Goodreads, it's clear that I'm not really someone who reads. Not that I can't, I just don't prefer to. Films are much more accessible and easier to consume, which says a lot about my short attention span, I suppose, haha. Anyway, I found a passage from this book on the internet and quickly became intrigued. I downloaded the epub file from the Internet Archive and read a couple of pages, but then realized I don't like reading digitally. The idea of just staring at a bright screen (even though you can adjust the brightness) with nothing but words is horrifying to me. And yes, I've made some attempts before like Agatha Christie's Sleeping Murder, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring, and J.K. Rowling's infamous Philosopher's Stone but I never finished any of them, because I always got too caught up in my own world, a.k.a. cinema. So, the next morning, I rushed to the library at Taman Ismail Marzuki and borrowed the book for two weeks. I started reading it on the train to campus that day, and later at home. I realized that finishing a book is a bit like watching TV shows for me: I need to consume it in one sitting, otherwise I'll get distracted by responsibilities or the temptation of doomscrolling on social media. So I tried to read as much as I could whenever I had the time and I did. I'm very proud to know I'm not illiterate, haha. About the book: I liked how the chapters were divided between the "life" parts and the "email" parts, which I found really amusing to read. Eileen is by far the most relatable character for me. Not going into details, but she just is. There are also certain unexpectedly ****** parts in the book that turned me on, which I didn't see coming. It felt surreal when Alice and Eileen finally met. I really liked their dynamic. It's so different from how they communicate with other people, since they exchange long emails instead of quick texts. Their conversations about the world, religion, politics, life, death, basically everything, were some of my favorite parts. One line that really struck me was when Alice said marriage isn't necessarily a good option, but it does make life worthwhile. We used to do that all the time, and now that we don't, we have nothing to replace it with. And then: "We ****** people for making mistakes so much more than we love them for doing good, that the easiest way to live is to do nothing, say nothing, and love no one." That line really intrigued me. Also, what Alice (or was it Eileen? I forget) said about Jesus was beautiful, especially considering they're somewhat atheists. But at the same time, it's a shame that these deep talks only appear in the emails and never really happen in person. Of course, partly because of the little time they have together. I would've loved to see those conversations play out face-to-face. Overall, it's a good book, enjoyable to read, and it made me reflect a lot on myself through the characters. I could see parts of myself in them, which is, I think, the essence of art: you see yourself in it. That said, there are parts where I felt like the writer was constantly criticizing herself and her work, sometimes in a rather self-deprecating way. I often found myself agreeing with her perspective and seeing things the way (maybe) she wanted us to. I'm not sure if that's good or bad, but it's probably intentional. Still, I didn't really enjoy it, the constant skepticism of it all. Like, just say something good about yourself for once, oh my God! But whatever, I get that it's just the character's character, and that's how she is. And it makes sense. So yeah. Okay then.

Very eye-opening for women in their 20s. This book will teach you different perspectives on friendship, love, and guide you on what to pursue in life (or not)