Eat, pray, love...

Posted by rjhmoore at 2:56 PM 1 comments
Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Elizabeth Gilbert is an amazing writer! They way she writes this particular book is so personal and easy-going, you get wrapped up in her words like you do in a warm, cozy blanket. She is open to you, tells you of all her faults and successes. She holds nothing back.

The thing is, this book is about the most claustrophobic and terrorizing times in her life. She tears herself away from a marriage, falls in and out of love with a hot, Italian guy ten years her junior, and doesn't know what to do or were to go. She is completely and utterly lost. I've reached and almost past her tragedy, now it's time for some healing (or more mistakes, who knows?). What she does from here on in is a mystery to me.

One thing is for certain... she knows how to capture her audience. She moves straight to the point with short, easy chapters; an easy read always gets me, but now that I delve deeper into the story, the difficulty level seems to be rising. Her language is that of a close friend or sibling, and she tells you her deep, dark, and somewhat embarrassing secrets. Analogies and metaphors are her strong point. In every description, your sure to find one or the other. Not that they're bad, they're fantastic! It lends a hand to the imagery of the tale. Here's a quote:

"David was catnip and kryptonite to me."

David is the sexy, Italian lover. From that, draw your own conclusions about him and his effect on Elizabeth (the author). Food for thought...