Summer '07 discussion thread: Eat, Pray, Love

[Caryl]

Here is our discussion thread for Eat, Pray, Love, one of our summer group reads. As always, be cautious of reading the posts below if you haven't finished, as they may contain spoilers.

[carissanboys]

I've started this one and am loving it. I can't wait to read everyone else's thought on it.

[Libby]

I started it but it is not my cup of tea so I returned it to the library - sorry!

[jennifershepard]

I loved this book. I read a fair number of memoirs and I find almost all of them have, by their very nature, an awful navel-gazing. But, if the book has a good hook, I'll read it anyway.

Initially, I was worried that I would find Elizabeth Gilbert insufferably self-centered, but it becomes clear quickly that she used a dose of self-deprecation to establish a starting point for her spiritual journey. And, it's clear that the book celebrates a process by which she heals, even if it often seems as if nothing could possibly go wrong for Gilbert.

The travel was very appealing to me—each setting sufficiently exotic. And, I loved the construction of the book—dividing the three sections into vignettes, each like a prayer bead or meditation.