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| Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0143038419
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.4
EAN: 9780143038412
ASIN: 0143038419
Publication Date: January 30, 2007
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 breathtaking and insightful March 29, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am not quite sure how I chose this book to read as it did not come to me based upon any recommendations. My only thought can be, as I had just returned from an amazing trip to india that had inspired me to start a journal, I was curious to see what the author's experience was. I was very pleasantly surprised by her writing style, her insight and the way that I related to everything that she wrote. Even though I am not currently in a traumatic stage of my life, nor do I have any understanding of depression and the physical and emotional effects that it has, I was able to relate to her story and learn the lessons that she was hoping to share.
I will recommend this book to all my closest friends and have tabbed some of the pages that i would like to go back to at a later date to read again.
I highly recommend this book.
The 109th Bead or I Couldn't Give This Book Enough Praise March 28, 2007
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
While following the author across the world in pursuit of pleasure, prayer and personal solace, Eat, Pray, Love becomes a chronicle of every woman's own inward journey towards establishing a sense of self. Not a mother, not a wife, not the girl she used to be, Elizabeth Gilbert rejects the false security of a mundane marriage, says farewell to an addicting rebound relationship and must somehow find the courage to climb her way out of a debilitating depression. Gilbert's voyage to self-discovery results in a sort of user-guide for the soul-on-the-mend in three of life's most divine locales, finding transcendent pizza in Italy, enlightenment in India and selfless love on the shores of Indonesia.
Eat, Pray, Love is an enjoyable read, spattered with linguistic anecdotes, geographical trivia, heartwarming characters, and moving personal accounts, as worldly pleasures give way to grounded spiritual devotion, ultimately leading to liberation. In the wake of haughty cuisine, Sanskrit chants, and Balinese birthday parties, both the author and the reader find that no matter where the inward journey of the soul begins the destination is universal.
Liz Gilbert is like an old friend March 27, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Reading Eat, Pray, Love was like spending time with a close girlfriend. One of the blurbs on the back of the book mentioned how likeable Gilbert is, and I could not agree more. Gilbert is warm, honest, and an exceedingly talented writer. She is obviously very bright, but her colloquial yet eloquent writing style engages readers rather than alienating them. My least favorite section of the book was India, but I have to say that all three trips tied in perfectly together, and that this book would not have been what it was without any of the three sections.
I did notice that Gilbert frequently felt the need to explain herself. I can't think of a specific example, but for instance she might point out that she knew things could be much worse and that she was privileged to be having the types of problems she was having. I felt sad that she thought she needed to include these little explanations, but understood why she did. Had she not expressed an understanding of relative deprivation, she would have been grilled in reviews for being out of touch.
In a similar vein, I find fault with the reviewers who criticize Gilbert (well, perhaps criticize is not the correct word) for being able to deal with her problems by skipping the country for a year, a privilege the standard divorcee is not able to enjoy. It is important to remember that this is Gilbert's JOB. She makes her money as a writer, and after divorce pretty much destroyed her finances, the reason why she was able to afford this trip was that she received a sizeable advance from her publisher.
My search has ended... March 26, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this book because I loved the title. From the very first page you become hooked. This memoir reads like a novel. Elizabeth Gilbert has a writing style that grabs you and won't let go. I was sorry when I got to the end because I wanted this book to go on and on. I have since bought this book for other friends because I know they would enjoy it and ordered her other books that I can't wait to devour. I have found a wonderful new author--praise to you Elizabeth Gilbert.
my journey March 26, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
thanks so much for this journey of a book! Amazing. It arrived promptly and in great shape!
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