Marc B. reviewed on 2/11/2010

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Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Elizabeth Gilbert

Its been said that information is easy to come by, but insight is harder to find. This statement couldn't be proven more true than in Elizabeth Gilbert's new book Committed A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage. In this NYTimes bestseller, Elizabeth explores the natural, and oftentimes unnatural, evolution of marriage in our society and beyond. All the while, she cleverly weaves in her own struggle with this issue and circumstances she was in as a result of them.

Without repeating the details written on the book sleeve, it should be known that Elizabeths gradual move from anti-matrimony to marry-me-honey was not one of ease and freewill. In this book she uses the plot of her own current life experience to explore thousands of years of marriage rituals, rites, and rights. All this is then siphoned through the brilliant mind and eyes Elizabeth Gilbert and, in the end, resulting in a profound and deeper understand of what was, what could be, and what very well might be in the future for marriage. Elizabeths brilliance at developing sentences that are strong but flowing keep you learning and active without feeling worked. Her ability to turn an unseemly event into a thoughtful breakthrough is like no other sometimes simple, always profound.

Man, woman, gay, straight, married, divorced, or not even close to thinking about it, this is a book you will connect with. A book you will learn from. A book that will make you laugh, cry, and ponder.

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