August Book vs Movie: Eat, pray, love

Would you feel happy and fulfilled if you've got everything? Is it how life's supposed to be? This month, let's go on a soul-searching journey with Elizabeth Gilbert & enjoy the 2010 movie adaptation - Eat, pray, love.

*RSVPs will be open closer to date. I'm creating the event now so that you can grab the book/watch the movie ahead of time :)*

Where & when:
Location: Oak Eatery, Mall level 2/691 Manukau Road, Royal Oak, Auckland 1023
Time: 11am – 1pm, Sunday, 20 August 2023
What to bring: $3 to cover the meetup fee and an open mind. Since we're using the café’s function room, please order some food or drinks. Let's make it into a brunch & book party!

What we’ll discuss:
We’ll be guided by a list of questions, then the floor is open for discussion. We can talk about anything and everything – the plot, the characters, the writing style, the movie, the cast, etc. If you'd like, you can also bring your favourite paragraph/plot to share with the table. Here, you can let your imagination run wild – do you agree with the way that the author/screenwriter organises the plots? How would you tweak it to make the book/movie even better?

Book/movie synopsis:
Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone.

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19501.Eat_Pray_Love

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjay5vgIwt4

IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879870/

Cancellation:
If you cannot make it, please cancel your RSVP 48 hours ahead of time so that we can adjust the brunch booking. Thank you.

I look forward to meeting you all!