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  • While I didn't really feel that I could relate to the depths of despair that afflicted this woman before she set off on her journey of self-discovery, I certainly would love to be able to take a year off of life myself to do something like this. I particularly enjoyed the Italian and Indian legs of ... Continue

    While I didn't really feel that I could relate to the depths of despair that afflicted this woman before she set off on her journey of self-discovery, I certainly would love to be able to take a year off of life myself to do something like this. I particularly enjoyed the Italian and Indian legs of the trip.

    

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  • After reading reviews of this book, I didn't expect to like it at all. Some of the reviews said that the author was stuck-up and selfish, and those are usually traits I can't stand. Plus, the word pray is in the title, and I'm a non-believer. But I really enjoyed this book and getting to hear abo ... Continue

    After reading reviews of this book, I didn't expect to like it at all. Some of the reviews said that the author was stuck-up and selfish, and those are usually traits I can't stand. Plus, the word pray is in the title, and I'm a non-believer. But I really enjoyed this book and getting to hear about such interesting, unusual experiences and places :)

    

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• ― Deanna Kyre said on Apr 30, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • "One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia," one can only think well, she certainly knows where to look! Also, upon learning that this is her chosen way of recovering from a particularly acrimonious divorce and a trying-to-make-up-for-that-loss romance that didn't work, we ... Continue

    "One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia," one can only think well, she certainly knows where to look! Also, upon learning that this is her chosen way of recovering from a particularly acrimonious divorce and a trying-to-make-up-for-that-loss romance that didn't work, we might think how fortunate she is to able to seek solace in such intriguing places.
    No Viva Italia for Italy because of Messina, a port town in Sicily that she describes as "scary and suspicious." Perhaps that's one reason why she's lonely and depressed there. But things definitely take a turn for the better in India and Indonesia, although her meditation needs a little more work.

    Did Gilbert find what she was searching for?
    Listeners may not be too sure but they'll certainly enjoy the trip!

    

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  • I've been reading other reviews of this book and it seems to me that people either like it or hate it.

    A lot of that has to do with the reader I think. I think you have to be spiritually open minded. As a Christian, I did not agree with everything she said about God, but I could relate to her ... Continue

    I've been reading other reviews of this book and it seems to me that people either like it or hate it.

    A lot of that has to do with the reader I think. I think you have to be spiritually open minded. As a Christian, I did not agree with everything she said about God, but I could relate to her humanity. She is very VERY honest in this book. She does speak of her travels, but she focuses on her own journey of personal growth in the setting of these magnificent places.

    If you're after a good story, or a descriptive tale of great locales, then pass on reading this book.

    If you're looking for an honest story, if you are looking to relate to another's experience in living in society with all of it's expectations, then this will be a good book for you.

    Personally, the book opened my mind to a new way of thinking and it gave me an outlook on eastern religions that I am actually looking to explore further. I find other belief systems to be interesting.

    I also thought the book was good in the way that she was so honest. She was honest when she admitted that she wasn't happy in her marriage, and she was honest about how she felt as she went through the aftermath of the divorce. I appreciated that, and it made me look at how honest I am with myself. I appreciated that challenge as a reader.

    

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  • I discovered that not only was I glad I read this book, I needed to read it. I have read a lot of "spiritual" books but rarely have any had the impact that Gilbert delivers in this book. She does it with laugh out loud humor and an absolutely brilliant writing style that makes reading it seem almo ... Continue

    I discovered that not only was I glad I read this book, I needed to read it. I have read a lot of "spiritual" books but rarely have any had the impact that Gilbert delivers in this book. She does it with laugh out loud humor and an absolutely brilliant writing style that makes reading it seem almost as enjoyable as if you were living it. I especially appreciate her ability to discuss spirituality without feeling as though she were preaching anything or promoting a particular religion. Perfect!

    

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  • how is this a bestseller?????

  • condescending.....annoying..... patronizing.....indulgent and yuppy as all get out!

    

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• ― Amanda Arden said on Sep 1, 2007 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

A celebrated writer’s irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life

Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.

An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.

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