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A review by imogennegomi
Drink, Play, F@#k: One Man's Search for Anything Across Ireland, Vegas, and Thailand by
4.0
This was a fantastic parody of Elizabeth Gilbert's extremely popular book, Eat Pray Love. I really dont see how anyone could read this without having first read Eat Pray Love, as everything is mirrored so well, and wouldnt be fully appreciated unless one has read [b:Eat Pray Love|19501|Eat, Pray, Love|Elizabeth Gilbert|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1269870432s/19501.jpg|3352398].
In Gilbert's book, she explain how she left her husband of 8 years when she realised she didnt want to be married any longer, and soon after dates a man named David. Gottlieb speaks of how his wife of 8 years leaves him for a guy named David, making it seem that Gottlieb was Gilbert's notorious husband that she speaks about often in her book. Brilliant connections like this are made throughout most of the novel.
The only thing that makes me give this book a four star rating instead of five, is that the first part of the book, set in Ireland was SO good, and funny, but the second part, set in Vegas really wasnt ANYWHERE nearly as good. However, i did have this same issue with Gilberts book, where i enjoyed the first part in Italy, but skipped large chunks of the second part, in India, but still like the third and final part. In Drink Play F@#k, i LOVED the first part, skipped large chunks of the second part and enjoyed the last part. But this also further proves just how well this parody was done.
I didnt LOVE Gilberts book, i enjoyed this one much more, and i highly recommend it to all who enjoy a great parody :)
In Gilbert's book, she explain how she left her husband of 8 years when she realised she didnt want to be married any longer, and soon after dates a man named David. Gottlieb speaks of how his wife of 8 years leaves him for a guy named David, making it seem that Gottlieb was Gilbert's notorious husband that she speaks about often in her book. Brilliant connections like this are made throughout most of the novel.
The only thing that makes me give this book a four star rating instead of five, is that the first part of the book, set in Ireland was SO good, and funny, but the second part, set in Vegas really wasnt ANYWHERE nearly as good. However, i did have this same issue with Gilberts book, where i enjoyed the first part in Italy, but skipped large chunks of the second part, in India, but still like the third and final part. In Drink Play F@#k, i LOVED the first part, skipped large chunks of the second part and enjoyed the last part. But this also further proves just how well this parody was done.
I didnt LOVE Gilberts book, i enjoyed this one much more, and i highly recommend it to all who enjoy a great parody :)