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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia By Elizabeth Gilbert ( Penguin (Non-Classics) )
Release Date: 2007-01-30
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This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls “Anne Lamott’s hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister”) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.
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 It is all about the journey ( cjandje )
Personally, I love this book. I think anyone whose journey has been a rambling road can relate to this story. I found myself terribly jealous that she was able to spend this time traveling, finding herself and making peace with the negative thoughts.
I found myself laughing out loud throughout this book and have given it to friend's as a gift. It is definately a fun read but it is also one that makes the reader consider who they are. It has only increased my desire to travel to these places and what an honor for her to be able to really absorb the culture of these places. I recommend this book to anyone who still has those nagging thoughts, who longs to travel or just wants a good story.
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I do agree with many of the reviews here that the author is rather self-absorbed and seems to get hysterical over normal, daily things. However, as I got closer to the end, I noticed a more mature tone and a woman who was less obsessed with herself and more interested in the greater good. Worth the read, especially for the experience she has living in an Asrahm in India and with a medicine man in Indonesia. Both are chances very few of us will experience in our lifetimes.
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 2.5 out of 5--Average ( gwendolyndawson2 )
For the same reason I read The Da Vinci Code (namely, peer pressure), I finally read Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert's bestselling memoir about her culinary and spiritual journey following a messy divorce. I have no major complaints about this book, but I also have nothing particularly positive to say. It's exactly what you'd expect: typical and predictable but also easy to read and somewhat entertaining. As Gilbert traipses across Italy, India, and Indonesia, her lighthearted tone keeps her story from wallowing in seriousness, but it also introduces a veneer of superficiality. If you like these kinds of books (thirty-something woman rediscovers the joys of life), you'll probably enjoy Eat, Pray, Love. Personally, I'd rather spend my time reading something more unique.
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Not the best book I've ever read, but not the worst, either ( traceywhite )
My counselor recommended this book to me, and it's the first book I bought for my Amazon Kindle. I haven't yet finished the book, but so far I am enjoying it. I agree with reviewers who have said that the author seems self-absorbed, but come on, the book IS about her, and she does come to many self-realizations in her travels. I also liked the humor she employs in her descriptions.
When I first started the book, I was a little wary of the repeated use of the word "God." As someone who is spiritual, yet not religious per se, I was at first concerned that the book would be another one to try to force the author's view down my throat. Fortunately, she didn't go in that direction. Oh, and the book DID help me find my own "word," which I am finding very helpful in my counseling process.
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Great book ( heydenise )
I really enjoyed this book and thought it was insightful. After having gone through a divorce myself, I could relate to the pain. This book probably impacts people more who are in similar situations of journeying through life, reeling from emotional trauma, etc. This book really impacted me in a positive way and I have been recommending it to all my friends.
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