committed by elizabeth gilbert

"At the end of Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert fell in love with Felipe, a Brazilian-born Australian citizen. Resettling in America, they swore eternal fidelity, but also (each a survivor of a divorce. Enough said) swore never, ever, to get married. But when providence intervened in the form of the US government, they faced a stark choice: either marry, or Felipe could never return to the US. Effectively sentenced to wed, Gilbert delves into the subject of marriage and, debunking myths, unthreading fears, celebrating love, suggests that sometimes even the most romantic of souls must trade in amorous fantasies for the humbling responsibility of adulthood." (description from the back of the book)

I finally finished reading Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert. What did I think of the novel? I was very open-minded, because I had read Eat, Pray, Love before - and I really enjoyed the first novel! I was excited in the beginning - because I wanted to know what happened after Eat, Pray, Love. It turns out that Felipe and Liz have to get married in order to stay in America. Meanwhile their case is being investigated, they live in various Asian countries. I found this novel quite .. annoying - which is probably why I spent so much time reading it. I had to take some pauses. The lack of action - like in somebody doing something, made it almost unbearable for me. I already knew Gilbert had a love for rambling, but I cannot remember that Eat, Pray, Love had this much rambling. I do however have the ability to read through a book like this. I know there are many books out there, that sometimes can be hard to get through, however - in my experience, they have turned out to be fantastic in the end. Hence my patience. Out of 279 pages, there are probably 40-50 of them where something actually happen. The rest is just rambling about marriage. I would not recommend this book, nor would I ever told anyone to not read this book. Everyone has different perspectives and ways of interpreting things - that's just how it works. So if you are looking for good-researched information about marriage, I would recommend it (uhm, exception from what I said earlier). Because there are lots of wise information in the novel, and many times wise information about feminism. I do also love the fact that Gilbert quoted Marge Simpson: "Marriage is a beautiful thing. But it's also a constant battle for moral supremacy". Do whatever makes you happy. Read it, or not.