Plot: The author
and narrator, Liz Gilbert is on a yearlong trip to Italy, where she will learn
Italian and experience pleasure, India, where she will stay at an ashram and
learn to be close to God, and Indonesia, where she hopes to find balance in her
life. She has recently suffered a bad divorce and is heartbroken over the
relationship that followed it and with an advance on the book she will write as
she travels, she hopes to regain some of herself as she eats in Italy, prays in
India, and loves in Indonesia.
Why I liked it: The
idea of taking a year off to focus on yourself and do the things you’ve always
wanted to do is inspiring and certainly thought provoking: What are the things
I want to do just for me? What would I do with a year dedicated to myself? The
information Gilbert provides about yoga and meditation was interesting to me
since those are unknowns for me. Since I listened to this on audio, I sometimes
found myself zoning out when Gilbert shared lengthy, spiritual moments. My
favorite “character” from Gilbert’s travels is “Richard from Texas,” who she
meets at the ashram from India. Richard from Texas delivers hilarious lines and
is always telling it like it is at the moments Gilbert needs to hear it most.
Classroom
application: While I would not use this as a mentor text because of its
religious segments, it would be a good pick for students who enjoy memoirs or
are interested in travel and different cultures.
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Read this book many years ago and absolutely loved it! Enjoy!
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