When I think of non-sexual pleasure, I instantly think of that scene in Eat. where Julia Roberts is slowly eating spaghetti and drinking red wine whilst watching young Italians make out under a fountain, all while Mozart’s “Arie der Königin der Nacht” sets the mood. is surely a romcom about a white lady with privilege gallivanting around the world, but I also hold space for what it taught me about pleasure. As a lost and young 20-year-old yet to really come out, the pages of this book taught me about what pleasure can taste like, sound like, feel like in a completely divine non-sexual way. Liz Gilbert created a journey to find pleasure for herself after her divorce, and she describes her life in Italy as a pleasure scape for the senses.
