The tweet made it sound like it was a bad review. It wasn't. I don't care either way and do not care for Liz Gilbert's whole thing. The review is great reading btw Tolentino always is

ah right. yeh the review isn't the issue.

Don't have an opinion of Gilbert one way or the other, but at a friend's house recently I pulled a copy of "Best American Travel Writing 2007" off the shelf, and it had a piece by her on a walking/eating trip through southern France. It was pretty damn good--very funny and well written.

that's cool. I'm sure if/when she sticks to "here is all the fun I had eating and sightseeing in lovely places," she's in her element. which is frankly I think all most people wanted out of the eat, pray, self-delude thing. just be what you are! people like food and travel porn!