This is about the book, not the movie, which I don't plan to watch...
I liked the candid style of Liz Gilbert. Also love her wanderlust spirit. I admit that I did find it effusive in parts, but I respect the work for the value the words carry just because they come straight from the heart.
My favorite part was the last, Bali,because of the visual descriptions of the beauty of the place, which brought me immense vicarious pleasure. So Bali to me was a combination of pleasure and mysticism, both of which I like indulging in! However, I thought the last 15 or so chapters were a bit of a drag.
India was hard for me to stomach, perhaps because of how hard spiritual pursuit is. It made me uncomfortable.
On the whole, the book will strike a cord only with those who are at least slightly spiritually inclined. As for me, it arose my for-a-while-dormant spiritual urges. I thank the book (and her) for it.
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I saw the movie didn't read the book :(. But even in the movie, I agree i wasnt really sure with how India was painted. I would have prefered if it would be potrayed as food, multi-culture, people...and more
well I don't know how well the movie brings it out, but the point of her travel was to explore herself spiritually. She goes on a journey to the 3 different places because each one is historically known for being really good at "something" - Italy for pleasure, India for spirituality and Indonesia, for a balance between the two through love... So her India visit is specifically meant for spiritual exploration. :-)
But I am with you, I was telling her, in my mind, couldn't you make "some" time, "some" time, to explore India otherwise... :-)
She actually deviates from her original plan of doing this when she gets drawn towards her experiences at the Ashram and wants to continue on her spiritual pursuit more seriously... :-)
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