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In response to "Ebert: "Eat Pray Love" is shameless wish-fulfillment, a Harlequin novel crossed with a mystic travelogue, and it mercifully reverses the life" by prayformojo

it has, by far, the most material items for sale asscociated with it than any non-kids/non-action-y movie I've ever seen. it's gross.

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Aug 12 '10, 13:18

I read the book, with some decided disgust along the way - which was a bummer, really.

the thought that the story has turned into a ginormous marketing tool is just icky - from jewelry to clothes to makeup/perfume, to home goods to food (that one actually makes some sense) to hotel stays and such. way too much.

and counter to what was supposed to be the heart of the message of her story.

note: I like nice things, duh; and I'm not opposed to some commercialization/capitalization, just geez.

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i had no idea about the marketing -- nm - prayformojo Aug 12, 13:21 1
- among other appearances, cost plus/world market's sunday newspaper ad last weekend or the one before featured it. - b. Aug 12, 13:34

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it has, by far, the most material items for sale asscociated with it than any non-kids/non-action-y movie I've ever seen. it's gross.

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