I read the book about 2 years ago, about a month before I was to head to Italy. This book gave me an insight to the Italian culture before I was even there and made me more excited to go. I felt the same way about Italy as she did. The other two parts were fascinating to me because I don't know if I will ever travel to India or Bali. The book included much more details than the movie, but that is to be expected. Julia Robert's did a fabulous job in displaying the emotions the Gilbert felt on her journey. The sadness, the laughter, the hurt, the pain, and the happiness felt over the year travels are all enough reasons to go and see this movie.