It pulled me up short every time.īeyond this the entire premise of the book rests on stereotypes about Italy, India and Indonesia (or rather, Bali in particular), which go largely examined or questioned by Gilbert. There are frequent ableist slurs used casually throughout the book, which I will not repeat here, but which are used by Gilbert to put herself down.
I hesitate to say that ‘Eat Pray Love’ is a product of its time, as it was published barely 12 years ago in 2006, but there is a clear line in the literary sand around language that this book crosses, and the whole structure of the narrative relies on the other-ing of the people in three different countries. Painfully dated, directionless and self-indulgent.
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