EPL The final book report and movie review

A few weeks back Steff and I ventured on over to Edwardsville for a girl’s night. A girl’s night complete with wine, pizza, a fabulous movie and even a little craft shopping! It was fabulous! We went to see the movie version of the book we’ve been reading together, Eat Pray Love. I mentioned something about it here.

I definitely enjoyed finishing up the book. Each location had a ton of great aspects to it. Italy made me want pizza and want to go to Italy like nothing else has! It also made me think about my family and friends and how lucky I am to have them. In India, I loved the part about Liz becoming the Suzie cream Cheese Key Host for new guests at the Ashram. It’s a very funny moment where Liz decides she is going to observe the practice of silence, only to be asked to do the only job in the Ashram that doesn’t observe silence as part of the job. Irony was thick here and really funny! In Bali, Ketut (a medicine man) was awesome! A favorite character of mine and I think Steff’s too! I also thought the description of the locations were awesome. I actually think traveling to Bali some time in my life might be a very cool trip! Anyway, I will not say the book changed my life. But I took away a ton of very fun one-liners from Luca Spaghetti in Italy, a Balinese healer named Wayan, and Ketut;who she described so completely, I felt like I could feel his kindness and love pouring out of the pages and into my bedroom. YOU YOU YOU…was one of my favorite lines of his and "Smile from your Liver Lis." I also enjoyed the witty epiphanies she had over the course of her journeys.

The movie, my friends, was AWESOME! It pulled the story together in a great flow. I LOVE the way Julia Roberts embodies the author’s character. I would recommend if you have any interest at all, taking time to dig into the book and movie will be worth it. The lessons she learns were so moving on the big screen. I enjoyed every bit of my 2 hours and 14 minutes. I also enjoyed the many discussions and time with my best friend. What a great thing to share and what a great way to spend some time together!