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I had high hopes for Big Magic and during the first thirty pages or so, I thought those expectations would be met but unfortunately, as I read on, it just wasn't for me. I didn't personally agree with some of the ideas this book portrayed and Elizabeth Gilbert's voice and ideas just ended up not really resonating with me. I wasn't a fan of the constant name dropping and her idea that art isn't important, necessary or life saving. For example, she mentions how it would be useless during an apocalypse but I strongly disagree. The arts and creativity are so important and can be (and have been) life saving on countless occasions. It is so necessary on so many levels. This idea just felt very counter productive to the premise of the book and didn't sit well with me. I really wanted to enjoy this as I know it's changed so many people's perspectives and has been such an inspiring read, and maybe if I read it at a different time in my life or whilst in a different mind set, it might have done the same for me.

Elizabeth Gilbert definitely presented some interesting ideas and I enjoyed the idea that creativity and ideas want to be utilised and if they're not, will more onto someone who will utilise them! I'm not sure I truly believe it but it's a nice concept to think on. I also really liked her letter to fear, but other than that, unfortunately I don't think I will be taking much else away from this book.

I wish I had been effected and inspired as positively as so many people have been with this book and although I wouldn't personally recommend it, I wouldn't turn anyone away for it either. Simply because there must be something about it that is connecting and inspiring so many and who am I to say that this can't and won't change anyone's life for the better? I just, unfortunately, wasn't amongst those people.