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Elizabeth Gilbert
I.Love.This.Woman. I seriously have an addiction to her writing, her thoughts, her honesty and her vulnerability. Every one of her books just blow me away....including her latest, this one.
For many weeks, I saw this book smiling at me from the bookstore window. I had a strong determination not to buy it while I was here for the simple reason: I didn't want more baggage weight. Lame, but true. I loved her first book so much, that I was very excited about this release. Yet, I stood firm for several weeks, quickly walking by the bookstore, not allowing myself to even stop for a browse. Somehow....I faltered and eventually gave in this past week on a slow afternoon with not much else to distract me. I gave in and bought the book.
I'm so glad I did: It was just as fantastically, blissfully wonderful as I anticipated. Maybe because I suffer from my own hesitations towards marriage or that I am single (so that I can still reasonably analyze the hell out of the process...), I could identify in a very strong way every word of every page of every chapter. This book covered me in its cloak and I didn't leave the couch for 2 days straight to finish the book.
I think that the book fairy must be granting me some good vibes these days because Man! I have been fortunate lately. I highly recommend it for every man and woman, young and old, engaged, single, straight, gay, bisexual or asexual --- It's seriously that good!
2 cheers for Elizabeth Gilbert!!
I was interested to hear that Gilbert had written this book because that was my question at the end of Eat,Pray,Love....what did she learn? I wrongly, fortunately, predicted that Gilbert would be wooed by the guy only to repeat the process of she had worked so hard to resolve. She was on an interview w/ Diane Rehm (NPR) and she sounded really cool. I look forward to reading it. Love, Deb
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