Write to Heal

I guess New York is a good place for people who need some inspirations. New York seems a fabulous city in the world. Many people comes to New York to see how incredible this city. It comes in many scene of films, song lyrics and novels. I never been there but I am sure New York is really amazing. Akhir-akhir ini gue baca beberapa novel tentang New York. Dari beberapa novel itu, The Architecture of Love (TAOL) by Ika Natassa dan I Heart New York (IHNY) by Lindsey Kelk, memberikan beberapa kesamaan. Kesamaannya adalah it's all about love, New York (of course!) and writing. Tokoh di masing-masing novel memiliki background yang sama, yaitu penulis. Tapi bukan berarti kedua bukunya 100% sama persis ya. Walaupun tokohnya sama-sama penulis, mereka memiliki motif menulis yang berbeda. Raia in TAOL comes to New York because she needs inspiration to write a story. She got writer block, semacam kondisi yang dialami oleh penulis karena (sepertinya) kehabisan ide untuk menulis. Sedangkan...

Pada siapa bisa kubagi sepi ini? Hujan yang terus turun sejak sore Membuat dingin sekujur tubuhku Dimana kubisa menemukan kedamaian? Jika rintik hujan tak lagi membawa kesyahduan Hanya membuat bising telinga Salahkah hujan? Atau kesendirianku? Kesepian dalam rongga rindu? Sepi ini tak juga hilang Kuharap hujan membawanya turut serta Bersama derainya Bersama bisingnya.. Pada siapa bisa kubagi sepi ini? 4 Juli 2016 Liris

People said "don't judge  book by its cover", but I (almost) always bought books by their cover. I tended to buy books because the cover was looks good, cute or pretty. Yes, I am lil 'bit impulsive and visual oriented. The first reason I bought Beats Apart was because the cover  looks instagramable. You know, something that would look pretty if you posted in Instagram. So basically I didn't  know about the writer or the synopsis. I just bought it. But for this time, I was lucky. When I read the first paragraph, I know I would like this book. Beats Apart was written by Alanda Kariza and Kevin Aditya. In generally, it was about a love story within F and M which told alternately by Alanda and Kevin. It was about F and M's feeling while they're apart. How they're facing the loneliness and sense of loss when they can not see each other. They're not only learned how to fight that but also how to face their fears. F who secretly missed M ...