Eat, Pray, Love discussion

The book I chose to read is Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert it is a nonfiction memoir. It starts out with Liz already in Italy wishing that her friend Giovanni would kiss her, even though she has made a vow of celibacy to herself. The book goes out of order which is one of my favorite parts because it goes between travels and past memories in which she discusses her divorce, her relationship with a younger man David and other important events. Though Liz does not go into explicit detail about many of the reasons she chose to end her marriage, Gilbert does mention that she does not want to have children, even though she and her husband had agreed they would start trying to get pregnant after she turned 30. This book was really hard to get though because it wasn’t my normal choice when choosing a book but I had a close friend recommend reading it so I did. It was very interesting how Liz felt guilty for the breakup, but also throws herself directly into another unhealthy relationship, eroding her self-confidence and individuality.