Although not entirely finished with this novel, I find it extremely entertaining and insightful. Elizabeth Gilbert, or "Liz", tells the story of recovering from her divorce-induced depression. She decided that in order to start over, eat her heart out, follow god, and (unexpectedly) find love once more. Liz wrote her novel in 108 parts, symbolizing the 108 beads on the traditional "malas" or, meditation necklaces. When Liz first divorced her husband, she found a buddhist guru to follow, initiating her quest to India. I find this very inspirational considering I am not a very religeous person. Her faith in god gave her strength and I respect her very much for that. I am very excited to get to her travels in India to read more about her religeon and meditations. I am currently reading about her expedition to Rome, Italy. Here she eats her heart out and makes new friends. I have to say, her outstanding use of imagery when she describes her many Italian meals inspires me to venture to my kitchen for a midnight snack. Gilbert is a wonderful author and I am very excited to keep reading this novel!
Glad you liked it! What made you blog before you finished the book? It would be great to hear an example of her "outstanding use of imagery." Remember to proofread your blogs! I still have to read this one.
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