Like millions of others, the book Eat, Pray, Love had a profound impact on me. So it was with much anticipation that I awaited Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, Committed, which just hit the shelves this week.
Along with friends Kathi and Gladys, I took in the atmosphere at the Barnes and Noble in Union Square this week as Gilbert launched her book tour. There I spoke with fan Karen Brown, a guy named Joseph, laughed at Gilbert’s Sarah Palin joke and got a vibe that prompted today’s Game Plan: The Elizabeth Gilbert Effect.
Making changes is simple…the challenge is staying committed to action when you fall off track.
hi…..i had come across this post accidentally when i first discovered your website. and then couldn’t find this post again…. or find the search button….
anyway, the i wanted to share a thought with you. i read eat, pray, love and enjoyed it. 5 stars. all that jazz. however, i and many in my position have been reluctant to purchase Committed for various reasons…. and my mother’s book club absolutely refused it…..
my mother ended up getting it anyway….and has not been able to put it down. after discussing some things in the book with me, we both realize that despite the author’s prior works and intentions, marketing matters. the way Committed has been presented, even by Ms. Gilbert herself, is as if it is a sequel to EPL….a mere story about how to live happily ever after and why she did it.
Most of the women I know do not even want to be caught dead reading it, where as I know men who read EPL!
as my mother shares passages here and there with me, i am very impressed. it was horribly advertised the way it was. it is a great research narrative it seems with tons of amazing information it.
anyway, just wanted to share that!
~annie
I really enjoyed the book, its mixture of research and anecdote. I must say, I wasn’t expecting a sequel because I had heard Gilbert talking about what the book was. I do recommend it.