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kerinl's review against another edition
5.0
If you didn't like "Eat, Pray, Love" chances are you won't like "Committed". I found this book informative, well written and entertaining. It dispels the fairy tail image of marriage and paints a refreshing and realistic image.
rsutton06's review against another edition
4.0
Just like [b:Eat, Pray, Love|19501|Eat, Pray, Love|Elizabeth Gilbert|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1269870432s/19501.jpg|3352398], Gilbert has taken major life changes in a woman's life and dissected, disassembled and digested them. A fascinating, page turner.
blondierocket's review against another edition
4.0
The second novel by Elizabeth Gilbert and the “sequel” to Eat, Pray, Love. This journey is about coming into a serious relationship and learning along the way that some things are meant to be and you are willing to do everything to make it happen.
In Committed, the reader has passed through Gilbert’s journey through finding herself and is now learning how to commit to her serious relationship in ways she swore she would never approach again – marriage.
I loved this second just as much as her first. To see the conclusion of this journey and find the happy ending no matter what the means felt more complete than the ending we received in her previous book. There are more demons to face and for any person struggling with the same emotions and conflict, it could be very comforting to know that everything happens for a reason and you will always find your happy ending one way or another.
In Committed, the reader has passed through Gilbert’s journey through finding herself and is now learning how to commit to her serious relationship in ways she swore she would never approach again – marriage.
I loved this second just as much as her first. To see the conclusion of this journey and find the happy ending no matter what the means felt more complete than the ending we received in her previous book. There are more demons to face and for any person struggling with the same emotions and conflict, it could be very comforting to know that everything happens for a reason and you will always find your happy ending one way or another.
littlewitchreading's review against another edition
3.0
I think she's pretty insightful. I applaud her honesty.
almondcookies's review against another edition
3.0
I've never read Eat Pray Love, but I have read and served divorce papers before and that probably makes me somewhat qualified to comment on this topic.
Review to come.
Review to come.
tophat8855's review against another edition
3.0
Finished this last Tuesday right before book group.
I liked this book, but all the stuff I really enjoyed I already knew from Stephanie Coontz's Marriage, A History- and Gilbert mentions having read Coontz's works.
I did like the idea of marriage as a rebellious act. That was fun.
Good things to think about, but not new to me. Book group discussion was fun. We have a couple of marriage therapists in our ward, so their thoughts were interesting as well. One said that there are 3 pages of this books she copies for the couples she works with.
I liked this book, but all the stuff I really enjoyed I already knew from Stephanie Coontz's Marriage, A History- and Gilbert mentions having read Coontz's works.
I did like the idea of marriage as a rebellious act. That was fun.
Good things to think about, but not new to me. Book group discussion was fun. We have a couple of marriage therapists in our ward, so their thoughts were interesting as well. One said that there are 3 pages of this books she copies for the couples she works with.
celtic_oracle's review against another edition
3.0
While I loved Elizabeth Gilbert's personal journey in Eat, Pray, Love, it didn't take me long to get sick of her talking about her fear of marriage.
What I did really enjoy was the snippets of the history of marriage - particularly how it went from something the Catholic Church discouraged to the conservative "traditional family as the building blocks of society" today.
What I did really enjoy was the snippets of the history of marriage - particularly how it went from something the Catholic Church discouraged to the conservative "traditional family as the building blocks of society" today.
thejejo's review against another edition
5.0
I didn’t think I’d like Eat, Pray, Love, but I did.
I thought I’d like this one too maybe, and I was right!
It seems like folks who didn’t like this book, wanted another E,P,L- so I went in with no expectations.
You shouldn’t either.
I found this a lovely story, interwoven with cool stories and facts about commitment and marriage.
Im also pro-stories that normalize a woman’s choice to not procreate (or procreate/ adopt / etc).
I thought I’d like this one too maybe, and I was right!
It seems like folks who didn’t like this book, wanted another E,P,L- so I went in with no expectations.
You shouldn’t either.
I found this a lovely story, interwoven with cool stories and facts about commitment and marriage.
Im also pro-stories that normalize a woman’s choice to not procreate (or procreate/ adopt / etc).