Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert (2007)

This book was recommended by Oprah and after seeing and hearing from the author, I chose to purchase the book.

I ordered this book but never received it. I can't remember why it was not available.I would still like to get it, if it is now accessable.

If you've read both of the books in the title, you'll know what I mean. A few people I've talked to think she gets too self obsessed but I think that's what good about the book because she really exposes herself. I really enjoyed and related to her spiritual perspective. It is obvious that she told the story from her heart and that's what makes this book and enjoyable read.

I THINK THAT THIS BOOK WAS JUST WHAT I NEEDED TO GET BACK INTO READING AGAIN!!! THE STORY WAS INTERESTING, AND THE BEST PART IS THAT IT WAS TRUE. IT WAS A TRUE INSIRATION!

I think there comes a time in every woman's life where she reaches a crossroad of sorts (this might come many times for some!). For me, it came when I turned 30. You grapple with issues like whether you're doing what you should be doing with your life, the struggle between a career and seeking out the thing that makes you happy, and the expectations of others vs those you put on yourself. Not to mention as you get older, the issue of spirituality and whether you're making a contribution to the world. This book is the remedy for such a predicament and really seeks to inspire and enlighten through a very honest and personal account of Liz's travels through Italy, India and Indonesia. Each country is documented in such a lush and unique way that I really felt as though I myself went to these places, tasted the food, and met the people. I highly recommend this book and encourage every woman to pass it on to another woman in their lives...and be courageous at least once!

I love how this book describes the setting along her journey so well. The author writes like she is talking to you. She describes her experiences and feelings in the moment so well. It makes you think how you can possible deal with heavy situations more easily. It was an enjoyable and easy read. I laughed out loud several times.

i bought this book for a writing class that i had to take.the book was in excellent condition as described and made me an officail ebay shopper.

Even though Ms. Gilbert is relatively young, she has packed a lot of experience into her years. She has a good sense of humor, and has a great ability to poke fun at herself. She also had the courage to travel alone to distant places in the search of truth and pleasure. As someone interested in all aspects of meditation, I enjoyed her experiences during several months in an Indian ashram. She traveled to some pretty high levels of consciousness, and demonstrated good knowledge on the subject. She also traveled to Rome and to Bali, and her experiences there were also fun to read. I recommend this book as both entertaining and thoughtful.

Keey hearing it is an excellent book, but I have a stack of books to read, so I haven't read it yet.

Having everything a woman could want ~ She just wasn't happy, she felt consumed by panic and confusion. She did the uncertain and left it all behind. Think Carrie Bradshaw leaving everything she loved including NYC finding a assortment of subjects she needed in her life. Gilbert set out to examine 3 different aspects of her own nature. With all beginning in "I" Italy for Pleasure, India for Devotion and in Bali to balance the 2.
I just love this writer ~ Elizabeth Gilbert. I wish this was out when I was her age. A compulsively fantastic page turner. This is a book YOU WANT TO READ! and it's not just for the ladies, fellas!

I decided to buy this book because Oprah raved about it.. I hated it...and had to stop reading it by page 130. It was so so boring.

This is a great book. I think the author is someone to watch, she will probably go down in history for her exemplary writing skills and delicious storytelling abilities.

Able to see the divine beyond the mundane as Elizabeth Gilbert dares to live outside the box and be the daring woman she knows deep down that she was meant to be. Definitely a funny, interesting, insightful read.

Just finished this book on CD-you have GOT to read it. It'll make you think...and want to become a better person. Such a GREAT BOOK!

I got hung up in India and thought it dwelled too much in that country and the ssame things over and over. I did enjoy the "eat" and also the "love" parts

I bought this book because the author was on Oprah and seemed like a very interesting person. However, the book lost it's appeal after the first chapter. It was soooooooo about "poor little her" not being able to meditate and connect to a greater beyond. I have not finished the book as the "pray" chapter was not really about praying, as I saw it, but a "strange" trip through her emotional ego. Nice lady, but a slow and lack luster story. I doubt that I will finish reading it.

this book made me start a book club. i'm about half way through and like some parts better than others. i'm excited about the book club and the opportunity to discuss the book with other readers. as of now i'll have to keep my review score average until i finish the book.

So far as i have read I love the book. I can hardly wait to see what happens in the rest of the book. We are reading it in a Library Book Club.
Highly recommend this

The book was in excellent condition and I received it in a very timely manner. I am enjoying reading it. Thanks!

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I think this is probably the worst book I have ever read in my life. I browsed through it at the bookstore at the recommendation of someone and didn't want to buy it, but thought maybe I'd give it a try to give this person honest feedback. So I found and purchased it for just below cover price on ebay. I can't even bring myself to talk to this person, I feel I will never trust their opinion on anything else ever again. This is absolutely the worst writing ever. Horrible, horrible writing. She is constantly using parenthesis to explain herself, good writers don't need to do this every few sentences. She stops, if you can say stop because there is no flow to her writing, and says things like "let me explain something first" and "if you must know" and goes on about how she doesn't have time here to explain something, but why even bring it up at all? You sure do have the time to tell us you're not going to tell us.

Besides the bad writing she tries to describe things and people and make herself sound really hip but she comes off as a lame, pampered, yuppie girl who doesn't know what's cool besides what the media and her lame brain has told her is cool. She also shows us through her lameness that she's never had any real life experience so she had to go off and do some cool things and meet some cool people in order for her ego to feel credible and justified. She is SO whiney. "oh, cry cry, I'm so broke, by husband won't let me sell our mansion in Manhattan so I have to rent an apartment on the upper eastside" or some other such drivel I just really don't feel like having to suffer through the book again to get those facts completely straight.

This whole book is supposed to be about how enlightened she has become yet even at the end through her bad writing she displays how unenlightened, snobby and elitist she still is. There is a part where she is with the medicine lady and someone comes in asking for help for their "god awful constipation" and the author writes: "I was thinking, Sing it a little louder, honey, and we can all dance to it..." You're the lame, rich, healthy, my-poor-suffering-soul whiney white lady sitting all day with the medicine woman in Bali, and you're complaining about hearing people with real physical ailments coming in for help? Guess traveling for enlightenment doesn't teach tact, class, or compassion.

Eww. This book was so lame I can't even pass it off to someone for fear they'll actually read it. I only forced and struggled my way through it to make sure I would find nothing redeeming so I could absolutely bash it to the person that recommended it to me. Richard, the character from Texas, says a few interesting things that she captured alright, but that's about it. Do not waste your money on this piece of junk. And if you find it for free pass it up anyway, please don't waste your time and energy on this.

Maybe I just went thru life's lessons at a much earlier age than the author, but I just wanted to slap her silly and yell at the top of my lungs "Grow UP"! For someone who has so many advantages in her life (that most women do not and will never have) she comes across as a whiney self indulgent brat. To have the opportunity to make a trip to Italy alone would thrill most everyone but to summarily dismiss what may have been a trancendent experience to have sex with all Italian men simply because she is so self-pitying, I can only say "What a waste". Ms Gilbert has the sole distinction of being the only author I have ever read that made me decide I did not have the time to waste in my busy life to finish reading her book.

This is one of the best books I have ever read (and I have read thousands). The writing is amazing. I bought this book to give as a gift bewcause good books like a good recipe MUST be shared.

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I decided to purchase the book because I heard so many reviews.