Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

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. more

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Posted: Oct-12-2009

Annoying

I agree with some of the criticisms of some of the negative reviews, but what particularly annoyed me is the author's use of cute little phrases like "Because God never slams a door in your face without opening a box of Girl Scout cookies" or asking the reader if she'd already mentioned David's...

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Posted: Oct-11-2009

WOW! Never heard someone complain SO VERY MUCH!

Bought this book, as heard it was good, well about 50 of the 334 pages are actually good. Who does the author think she is, a Saint? Hint if all you want to read is someone endlessly complain about everything under the sun, then you will LOVE this book. Actually this is so hard to read, bores...

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Posted: Oct-08-2009

What book did the other reviewers read?

I put off reading this book because of some of the negative reviews on this Website. It wasn't until my daughter insisted that I read it, that I did. I loved it! I couldn't put it down. Her spiritual journey was real, and I could really relate to her. I so wish I could spend the same year that...

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Posted: Oct-06-2009

Eat, Pray, Love

This is one of the best books I've read in recent months. Excellent. Beautifully written. And the transaction with you was perfect ... excellent condition of the book and speedy delivery. Many thanks for a great experience.

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Posted: Oct-06-2009

An inspirational journey

I thought Eat Pray Love was a beautiful story of one woman's courage to discover her soul's purpose. It was both comforting and exciting to read, however, the downside to it was that many women can not imagine that the fairytale outcome of Elizabeth Gilbert's life could ever happen to them. The...

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Posted: Aug-11-2009

Not really narcissistic...

A lot of people have criticized this book for being too self-absorbed and narcissistic. But we are all self-absorbed, particularly in America. I think the book grabs at this 'modern condition' with a self-deprecating honesty, and is not afraid to lay its own self-absorption out on the table for...

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Posted: Aug-09-2009

very good read

I can not believe there are lots of 1 star reviews. But I understand them too..If one is very away from spirituality and still addicted to material world, this kind of books very hard for them to understand. She basically explains her breakthrough and transition from material world to spiritual...

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Posted: Aug-08-2009

Should be titled "Me, Myself, and I"

This book should be titled, "Me, Myself, and I." Talk about self-absorbed and trivial. I realize that this book is about her spiritual journey (if you want to call it that), but she could have just stayed on her own bathroom floor and thought about herself from there. Did she really need to...

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Posted: Aug-08-2009

Just ok

I got this book because my mom and I were going to Bali, so I heard it was a good book to read before. I found it just ok. It was a bit boring and hard to get into. It got better as it went on, but I never really got into it. My mom tried to read it after me, and ended up just skipping to the...

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Posted: Aug-05-2009

It's Really Not That Bad

It seems that this book really struck a chord with people. Judging by all the negative reviews, a dissonant one. Yes, this book seems contrived and somewhat of an exercise in self-absorption, but the writing is pretty decent and it did hold my interest. It's obvious the author is doing something...

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