Committed

So while the world seemingly shut down to celebrate Jesus' resurrection and its predecessor pagan fertility festival (in sadly disproportionate measure), I spent the better part of my Easter weekend finishing Elizabeth Gilbert's latest book "Committed". I was not part of her initial wave of EPL devotees, having bought it in paperback a few years ago and just having finished it finally a few weeks ago, but I am now a huge fan. I didn't realize until recently that she/EPL evoked such ire in some people ("so me, me, me"), but I took it for what it was, a memoir, and enjoyed it immensely.

And unlike the throngs that were expecting her "sequel" to be a continuation of her memoir and were disappointed, I thought it was great. Most modern minded women likely take some pause when stepping into marriage, even without their own nasty divorce in recent memory (for me it was my parent's nearly 30 years ago, and my two sisters' before me). While many women likely can't relate directly to her story as she is set on not having children and can easily support herself, it was an interesting journey through her study of the history of marriage and what it has meant for women through the ages. I recommend it highly.