About Books & Literature: Revisiting 'Eat, Pray, Love'

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Books & Literature From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor Eat, Pray, Love was a literary sensation when it hit the shelves a few years back. It's headed to the big screen this week, starring Julia Roberts, so if you haven't read it, now would be a good time. 'Eat, Pray, Love' - The Book Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Eat, Pray, Love, her debut memoir, after a year-long trip to Italy, where she ate; India, where she prayed; and Indonesia, where I won't tell you what happened, at the risk of spoiling the ending. (You might be able to guess, if you're a wily sort.) 'Eat, Pray, Love' - The Film How well does a real-life story transfer from page to screen? It sort of depends. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Often they're nothing alike, but work (or don't) independently of each other. How will this adaptation be? You tell us! 'Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage' Committed is Elizabeth Gilbert's second book, and it's quite different from the first. It's half memoir, half cultural criticism, and half historical sociological analysis. (Hey, leave me alone, I write about books and music, not math.) Eat, Pray, Love -- A Way of Life? Need a little eating, praying, and loving in your life, but not quite ready to tackle the book or the movie adaptation? Perhaps contemplating some nice quotations on the subjects will pass a few minutes of your time in a pleasant way. Books & Literature Ads Books Best Children Books Literature Horror Books Fiction Sci Fi Literature Featured Articles Tips for Writing Children's Plays Nicholson Baker - 'The Anthologist' Video: Create a Reading-Friendly Home Shakespeare's Stratford-Upon-Avon... or is It? Steinbeck's Rudimentary Suggestions About Katharine Lee Bates   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Books & Literature newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   News and Views From the Book World Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour Why Libraries are not the Same as Manga Scanlations Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Poem -- A Hidden History? Advertisement