new book: watermelon

i have read two marian keyes's novels--this charming man (enticing) and the other side of the story (lovely)--and it is my goal to devour all of them.

her characters are always so lovable.

here's to a new marian keyes book. i will let you know what i think very soon.

film: eat, pray, love

saw the movie tonight. wonderfully enticing.

typically, i make a huge fuss over how the novel is so much better than the movie, but in this case, the two cannot be compared.

the memoir eat, pray, love is wordfully lovely, whereas the film is artistically beautiful.

read the book first (as always), but see the movie with an open mind.

it is powerful.

review: eat, pray, love

Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir eat, pray, love is an emotional telling of her conflicted decision to divorce her husband and the personal growth that comes from finding oneself all alone. she made the atypical decision to confront her loneliness and heartache head on rather than hoping it would eventually melt away.

she divided the next year of her life into thirds, spending 4 months in each of three countries: italy, india, and indonesia. in each of these countries, she intentionally seeks more freedom--physical (eating), spiritual (meditation at an Indian Ashram), and emotional (relationships with wonderful people on Indonesia).

Without giving away anything, she walks away from this year of searching as a completely different woman than who entered it. She conveys everything she sought in order to find pure pleasure, solitude, and happiness.

Please read this memoir. It is lovely. Truly.

hiatus

sorry for such a long break.

i am currently reading eat, pray, love so that i can see the movie with my husband.

if you are a book lover like me, you will absolutely refuse to see a movie until you read the book. i tend to do this.

it is lovely so far. i will write more soon.