Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat Pray Love was one of my favorite books at the time. So when I heard she came out with another nonfiction, I knew I had to get my hands on it.
Committed is exploring marriage. I must admit that I am nothing like Elizabeth in that I am not a skeptic at all. I believe in marriage. Maybe that’s because I haven’t been through the harrowing divorce she has. Or maybe we were different people from the beginning. Who knows. All I know is that she is a good writer and I was interested in reading it.
Except that the first three chapters sucked. I found them boring and my interest wandered and wandered. I almost decided to give up on the whole book.
But, of course, that exactly when it got interesting.
Once I made it through the first several chapters, I couldn’t stop reading and underlining and thinking. There were several quite interesting sections and when I have the patience, I will even write them down. In my opinion, what makes Elizabeth special is her voice, her way of telling a story. So when she’s telling her personal story, it’s so much more interesting to read. It’s touching, personal, easy to relate to.
In the end, to me, it wasn’t as magical as Eat, Pray, Love but of course that’s nearly impossible. But it was still a beautiful read and I hope they have a long and lasting marriage together.
Hmmm, I was tempted recently to buy this, but I shrinked at the price of the hardcover. I, too, loved Eat, Pray, Love. Perhaps I will wait until the paperback comes out then.