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Memoirs, Memoirs Everywhere
There has been such a glut of memoirs in recent years that I'm surprised no one's tried an interview series or television show just about them (Oprah's not reading this, but if any of her peeps are -- call me!). I find many memoirs stale and copycat, so I tend not to read too many of them. However, that means when I find a memoir I really like, I'm very happy.
Read more »Read This, Not That: "Eat, Pray, Love" versus "Lit"
I'm about to commit what many readers will consider heresy. Here goes:
I don't like "Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia" by Elizabeth Gilbert.
You probably did. You may be among the legions of readers who have made this book not just a bestseller, but a talking point, a book so popular that Gilbert's ex-husband's "talkback" memoir (titled "Displaced") is instantly recognizable, and the currently in-production film adaptation starring Julia Roberts gets near weekly play in celebrity magazines.
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