| Eat, Pray, Love |  | Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Publisher: Penguin
Category: eBooks
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Rating:  2398 reviews
Sales Rank: 21
Format: Kindle Book
Media: Kindle Edition
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.4
ASIN: B000PDYVVG
Publication Date: February 1, 2007
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Product Description
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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 read think do September 7, 2010
Shellie Drage (SALT LAKE CITY, UT, US)
This is a very thought provoking book, it makes you think about how all this relates to you own life; thoughts and views. Though I don't necessarily agree with her method of finding herself it does sound like a grand adventure. For one who may never have the fortune to have her experience she articulates very nicely the areas one might question most. She is fearless in her travel adventures, I admire that for sure. I have tried on occasion to stop talking (long story) it's difficult. Though there have many weekends in which I get no phone calls and do not leave my home and the only words I utter are in prayer, I am always amazed at how full and complete I feel at the end of one of them. One of my take-aways from this book would be "...one must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation." (pg. 75) and "This is perfect, this is perfect, if you take the perfect from the perfect, the perfect remains." (pg.120) and "Everybody has a different sense of urgency in this life." (pg. 319).
I hope your journey as you share hers is as enjoyable as mine has been.
Eat Pray Love - lighthearted, witty and entertaining September 6, 2010
Trista Morrison (San Diego, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
According to the reviews on this site, people seem to love or hate Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat Pray Love. The story follows the author's quest to put herself back together again after an early mid-life crisis, a quest that takes her to Italy in search of pleasure (the culinary type, not the romance novel type), to India in search of spirituality, and to Bali in search of a way to balance the two. As many reviews complain, Gilbert is no hero - she can be seflish and whiny. But I don't think that stops the book from being a joy to read. Gilbert's writing is laugh out loud witty, and her adventures (after the drama of her divorce) make for a light, entertaining beach read. I say accept this book for what it is (not a travel guide, nor a spiritual guide), and you will probably be pleased.
 great book September 6, 2010
tima
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
As far as books are concerned, this is a great book! I loved it from beginning till the end.
 so romance novelish! September 5, 2010
Andrea Mauer (Southern MN)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I too could not stomach finishing this book. The maudlin style reminded me of a similar over-rated piece "The Bridges of Madison County". If that was your thing, go ahead...It is not mine! A ridiculous "romp" through foreign countries with a "money is no object" theme. "Oh,which man shall choose?" The book 'Tales of Female Nomad' by Rita Gelman is a much better written book with a realistic eye about money and romance. I so do not recommmend this book unless you are a shallow, insecure person.
Reliable Site September 5, 2010
Lila Ansley (Cleveland, OH)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book arrived at the time promised and was in good condition. After reading this book, I would not recommend it because of how slowly it reads. However, the site I purchased the book from was very reliable and I would deal with them again.
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