Elizabeth Gilbert

[Anonymous]

Glad I'm not the only one who didn't enjoy the book or movie.

I saw the most recent book on Libby but didn't reserve it.

[Anonymous]

It sounds absolutely batshit insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Me too. Hated the idea, refused to read the book or watch the film, turned away from the hype.

OP you're not alone.

I wish I had done this. So many of my girlfriends were pushing it as a must-read. Unsurprisingly, I should have figured out it was the divorced or on-the-way-to-it ones who found it inspiring. I’m happily and imperfectly married and I like it that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW I enjoyed the second book by the Julie and Julia author. It was raw and she is insufferable and I thought she treated her husband terribly. But it was a good read and well written.

I liked this book too but only because she writes well. I Julie and Julia.

I don't know if she was still writing but thought it was sad when she died. She wasn't very old and was back together with her husband.

[Anonymous]

I guess I am in the minority in saying that I think she is a very good writer and somewhat transparent about her bullsh*t. She isn’t really doing self help which I appreciate. More Anne Lamott than Glenon Doyle.

[Anonymous]

I read an excerpt from her new book in New York Magazine about her relationship with a woman who has cancer and is a drug addict in recovery and not. It was awful. I felt like I needed a Silkwood shower. I really disliked her based on this excerpt and felt like she exploited the other woman for material. I don't usually feel that way (I generally think that authors can use any material they want) and I've read many memoirs. This was so off-putting and lacked self-reflection, except for performative self-reflection, like, gosh, let me navel-gaze and question my motives so you know I have, before I excuse myself entirely. She also sounds like a drama queen who seeks out difficult situations for selfish reasons--someone who gloms onto another person's problems or complications while her own life is actually a charmed one--but she needs drama and material and is probably perpetually bored.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I guess I am in the minority in saying that I think she is a very good writer and somewhat transparent about her bullsh*t. She isn’t really doing self help which I appreciate. More Anne Lamott than Glenon Doyle.

I’ve never read Eat, Pray, Love. But I loved big magic and city of girls. Totally agree with her being transparent about her BS. I like her because she’s not directly in the market of telling you how to live better.

[Anonymous]

She is a narc with main character syndrome. Good writer though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She is a narc with main character syndrome. Good writer though

Is there anyone who writes autobiographically who doesn’t have main character syndrome?

[Anonymous]

She is insane. Major Cluster B personality disorder.

[Anonymous]

No surprise at all she "discovered" she was queer.

[Anonymous]

I try to avoid people who appear to have personality disorders.

[Anonymous]

I HATED eat,pray love. But LOVED city of girls. If I had realized it was the same author I would not have read it. I picked it up because I loved the seven husbands of evelyn hugo and people said it had the same vibe.

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Anonymous wrote:I HATED eat,pray love. But LOVED city of girls. If I had realized it was the same author I would not have read it. I picked it up because I loved the seven husbands of evelyn hugo and people said it had the same vibe.

See, City of Girls immediately struck me as EG trying to put a charming spin on crazy/sex addiction/etc. I couldn't finish it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad I'm not the only one who didn't enjoy the book or movie.

I saw the most recent book on Libby but didn't reserve it.

And?