Now for something different. A non-fiction book. You probably have read or at least know a bit about this book because it's a #1 New York Times bestseller and because of the movie with Julia Roberts.
I loved the eat section of this book.
Elizabeth Gilbert is suffering through a nasty divorce and an on-again off-again relationship with a new boyfriend. She decides to take a year long trip to Italy (she loves the sound of the language), to India (because she's gotten into yoga and meditation and wants to spend time in her gurus ashram) and to Bali because she'd be to Bali for work and had met a medicine man who said she'd return.
So in the Italy section of the book, she eats and we also read a lot about her failed marriage and sticky divorce. We read about her relationship with her boyfriend that she had after the marriage broke up. I found this all very interesting. It was very personal and emotional.
In India, Elizabeth goes to the ashram. There she relates how she manages in the ashram. I felt it was all about her and that she was boasting about her experiences and spirituality. At the end of that section, it sounded as though she had finished her spiritual journey and was now perfect in this aspect of herself. Nothing else to learn. Bah. Didn't like this section (can you tell?).
She goes to Bali thinking she'll learn natural medicine from the medicine man, Ketut. I liked this section less than Italy and more than India. She learns things I can relate to (like how to love someone when it's hard and how to practice some tough love). Now for something different. A non-fiction book. You probably have read or at least know a bit about this book because it's a #1 New York Times bestseller and because of the movie with Julia Roberts.
I loved the eat section of this book.
Elizabeth Gilbert is suffering through a nasty divorce and an on-again off-again relationship with a new boyfriend. She decides to take a year long trip to Italy (she loves the sound of the language), to India (because she's gotten into yoga and meditation and wants to spend time in her gurus ashram) and to Bali because she'd be to Bali for work and had met a medicine man who said she'd return.
So in the Italy section of the book, she eats and we also read a lot about her failed marriage and sticky divorce. We read about her relationship with her boyfriend that she had after the marriage broke up. I found this all very interesting. It was very personal and emotional.
In India, Elizabeth goes to the ashram. There she relates how she manages in the ashram. I felt it was all about her and that she was boasting about her experiences and spirituality. At the end of that section, it sounded as though she had finished her spiritual journey and was now perfect in this aspect of herself. Nothing else to learn. Bah. Didn't like this section (can you tell?).
She goes to Bali thinking she'll learn natural medicine from the medicine man, Ketut. I liked this section less than Italy and more than India. She learns things I can relate to (like how to love someone when it's hard and how to practice some tough love).
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