When I read Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, it felt like I was spending time with a very good friend, a friend who just so happened to be telling me the story of her adventure to three very different places. I felt like I had gotten to know her so well that I actually felt a pang of sadness when I finished the book and no longer had her around. Luckily enough, I recently found out that she has written a new book, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage. She talks about the book and about marriage in this interview, and I found something she said to be very eloquently stated (and not just because she mentions Britney Spears either).
“Marriage is not a game for the young. One lesson that Britney can teach us is: Don’t get married when you’re 20 years old, for reasons I am certain I do not need to explain. Maturity brings–among other things–the ability to sustain and survive enormous contradictions and disappointments. Marriage is–among other things–a study in contradiction and disappointment, and inside that reality there is space for us to truly learn how to love. But it is wise to check at least a few of our most idealistic youthful dreams at the door before entering.” –Elizabeth Gilbert
I am reading this book right now, and it is fabulous. FABULOUS. Oh, and did I mention…fabulous? It's a perfect follow up to Eat, Pray, Love. Enjoy!
I love a good book that you miss and are saddened when it is through.
I just read Eat, Pray, Love and I too felt sad when it was over. Thanks for the info. I will definitely check this out!
ooh thanks for the update. i can't wait to read her new book!
I really liked Eat, Pray, Love and can't wait to read about her thoughts on marriage. Seems that she has a very realistic take on it.
SingleDatingMommy, thanks for the heads up! I have to read 5 other books before I get to this, but I can't wait 🙂
Karin, I agree. If the book is at all like that interview, I think it will be a refreshing read.
I am almost finished with the audio version of "Eat Pray Love" and I love her voice.. Her narration is what made this book fabulous for me. She experiences a lot of what I am going through now with my current breakup.. Just ordered the audio version of her next book "Committed" and can't wait to get it!
I am currently reading Eat Pray Love for my book club. I guess I have to read Committed next!
I LOVED that book. There are few books that have ever made me tear up, but that is definitely one of them. I remember having that exact feeling of loss when I was done. I was actually tempted to re-read it the moment I finished it. So, so good!
I'm really going to have to check out this new book. I hope it's amazing.
Loved the first book…looking foward to the second. I heard it was in the pipeline. Wish I had the time to blog as I did in the past. Now I blog at work for an online curriculum provider…not nearly as fulilling, but what writer can complain about writing for a living?
I just read that she had another book out; I'm almost afraid to read it because I was worried it would let me down after Eat, Pray, Love. I, also, was sad when I finished Eat, Pray, Love and I missed her as I read my next book. Are you reading it yet? I do hope it doesn't dissapoint!