Eat, Pray, Love Review

Title of the book: Eat, Pray, Love
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Number of Pages: 356
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

Review:

Have you ever struggled to talk to someone about an event that was a life changing moment and you have thousands of emotions and not a clue what to do with them? If you can answer yes to that question, because I can assure you I did, then defiantly read this book!

This book goes on a journey of re-self discovery through travel and independence after going through a divorce in your thirties. The main character Elizabeth has everything that a woman could dream of. She has a husband, a home in the country and a successful career. While she has all these things she finds herself one day realizing that she wants to divorce her husband and even though she doesn't understand why, she knows she that's what she wants. So she gets a divorce and decides to travel for a year, while going to Italy, India and Indonesia. She finds herself doing all the things she never did before while always struggling with depression, weight gain and discovering her faith through many different trials and tribulations.

Eat, Pray, Love is a very interesting book in that the very beginning hooks you right in and then the story dials down but you never loose interest in what happens next, who she meets next and where her new life takes her. You can find this book very relatable as well as a little heartbreaking because you will find yourself feeling for Elizabeth and knowing that no one wants to wake up one day and have their life completely changed.

Throughout this book, I really enjoyed the author's writing style because I almost felt as if she were in my living room talking to me and that's how I personally love a story to be told. Elizabeth has a very realistic tone as she is personal, honest and respectable with you. She also keeps her language appropriate but real and more mature for older readers (teens +).

I loved this book right from the beginning because it got me hooked and even though I have not experienced the same situation I found myself able to relate to her. I also really enjoyed how she walked you through her new journey and incorporated her faith and relationship with God.

I would highly recommend this book, while I didn't connect to every aspect or event I loved this book. It feels very personal and genuine. Even though the beginning is a bit heartbreaking it was refreshing to be able to connect to a book right from the beginning as well as see how the author wrote this book so real and you could really understand so many different perspectives.