eat pray love. One woman’s search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia. Elizabeth Gilbert.2006. ISBN 9780143038412.   My wife suggested I read this book and I am glad she did.  The author has a clear strong voice that makes this book much more than the movie (which became a Julia Roberts vehicle) .  The writing style is excellent.  I especially enjoyed Gilbert’s analysis/discussion of God from an Indian and Indonesian context.  The story of the the cat tied to a tree is hilarious yet tragically true! I have struggled in past to understand the various forms of God worship across so many cultures, yet at the core I sensed much similarity.  Gilbert clears this up but very gently. More than a “chick book” this is actually a very useful point of view.

Related articles

• Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Roll Camera (women.webmd.com)
• Eat Pray Love: consumerism is not empowerment (thefword.org.uk)
• Critics Find Eat Pray Love Very Pretty, Very Superficial [Critical Mass] (jezebel.com)
• “Eat, Pray, Love”‘s Excessive Sartorial Attention (thefrisky.com)
• Bali’s Travel Boom: Eat, Pray, Love Tourism (time.com)