The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert

September 5, 2009 at 1:51 am (Biography, Recent Reads)

Elizabeth Gilbert wrote Eat, Pray, Love which is one of my recent favourites, although somehow I have not reviewed it yet .. This is a totally different book. Its a sort of biography of Eustace Conway. I had never heard of him but apparently he’s well known for trying to live a natural life, in the woods, killing and growing his own foods, making his own clothes etc. The book is well worth a read and it has that environmental message that you are sort of compelled to contemplate when reading. Conway’s story is an interesting one, and there are little insights into Glibert’s life and thoughts along the way as well. It does make you realise that no-one is perfect, everyone has their issues and we have have our burdens to carry. Some people just try harder.