Feeling Left Out!

I've obviously been on the anti-social/book side lately since I have missed a few book club nights and a movie night! So, since I'm finally back from the dead I thought I'd post the book that I was going to give a review on at the last meeting.

From The New Yorker: At the age of thirty-one, Gilbert moved with her husband to the suburbs of New York and began trying to get pregnant, only to realize that she wanted neither a child nor a husband. Three years later, after a protracted divorce, she embarked on a yearlong trip of recovery, with three main stops: Rome, for pleasure (mostly gustatory, with a special emphasis on gelato); an ashram outside of Mumbai, for spiritual searching; and Bali, for "balancing." These destinations are all on the beaten track, but Gilbert's exuberance and her self-deprecating humor enliven the proceedings: recalling the first time she attempted to speak directly to God, she says, "It was all I could do to stop myself from saying, 'I've always been a big fan of your work.'"

I liked her writing style. The reviews are mixed, though. Some like it, some hate it. Personally, I loved reading it up until her last stop to her self discovery. Bali (balancing) was a bit boring for me. Guess that goes to show that I'm all about pleasure with a little bit of spiritual searching. Balance - who needs balance!? Anyone want to go to Rome with me!? Oh, maybe I should ask my husband first! :)