Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
"I peeled the eggs and arranged them on a plate beside the seven stalks of the asparagus (which were so slim and snappy they didn't need to be cooked at all). I put some olives on the plate, too, and the four knobs of goat cheese I'd picked up yesterday from the formaggeria down the street, and two slices of pink, oily salmon. For dessert-a lovely peach, which the woman at the market had given me for free and which was still warm from the Roman sunlight. For the longest time I couldn't even touch this food because it was such a masterpiece of lunch, a true expression of the art of making something out of nothing. Finally, when I had absorbed the prettiness of my meal, I went and sat in a patch of sunbeam on my clean wooden floor and ate every bite of it[...] (64)." This quote from the book has been my favorite so far. As I reflect on what I have read so far, there are parts that I can vividly recall because they have stuck in my memory, but none like this one. When I read it, I immediately re-read it once, then one more time because of how beautiful it sounded. The way she describes her fresh food from the Italian market, and then how she takes the time to just sit in the sun and enjoy it. Those sorts of things make me happy-good food and sunbeams- so I felt a personal connection to her as she was doing this. It also sticks out to me because it fulfills her reasons to go to Italy, to treat herself to something that she deserves for the heck of it.
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There are so many good descriptions in this book! I really loved it because she spoke with such language that made it easy for the reader to completely connect with her!
the color of your blog startled me yet again. It is definitely way to colorful and happy. The book you're reading seems filled with Figurative language and smooth tone. The descriptions she used to express her meal in Italy grabbed my attention too. It seems like a great book.
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