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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything | 
 enlarge | Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Category: Book
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 136
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0747585660
EAN: 9780747585664
ASIN: 0747585660
Publication Date: March 5, 2007
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 Disappointed June 19, 2008
Comas Barnes Maite (Geneva (Switzerland))
I'm afraid I cannot agree with some of the other reviews on this book. I have just started the Balinese bit and I am struggling. I could not see what the fuss was about with Italy in the Italian part of the book and during the Indian part, it just felt that the kind of detail she was putting in just made it all seem fake.
I agree that she writes very well, she is witty and I like her characters, but so far I have not been able to enjoy the book. In all, I have found it a disappointment as it was recommended to me.
 Great insight but a little too self centered June 12, 2008
V. woodbridge (London)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I did enjoy this book. Do not get me wrong. BUT I think that there is a great cultural divide. In the US people tend to be less backward in coming forward about themselves and about half way through the book started to grate on me. Elizabeth just seemed to be totally obsessed with me me me me me to the extent that as a UK woman I was cringeing. I am not saying that women should not be confident, or that UK is better than US, but very different. I would like to have seen more context in her writing, more consideration for others and her effect on others, perhaps less ego centicness. All being said it is a unique book.
 Amazing book...some people may be missing the point May 24, 2008
N. Martin (UK)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I just finished this book and have to say it has had a profound effect on me, it was a fantastic account of one woman's journey to find herself. Admittedly its a great 'story' in itself, but its more than a story about a woman who got her heart broken, ate some food and then *skip the Ashram bit* found love in Bali. Anyone who treats this book like that is somewhat missing the point. I'm not a religious person at all, I have no religion, and I agree the Ashram section wasn't an easy read and I found some resistance to it, but that's exactly the point, her time in the Ashram wasn't comfortable, and we are made to feel that too. You can't gain anything from this book by skipping the middle section, it's only through her experiences in India that she learned to accept herself, find inner peace and strength and have the self knowledge and love to be ABLE to move on in Bali. That's the whole problem with this society, and that's exactly why she has laid herself out here as a guinea pig, an example. Rushing in life for the 'happy ending' will get you nowhere. Or it will get you divorced and suicidal at 34 looking for answers. The whole point of this book - and many others like it - is a forewarning that you will have to go through the struggles she did (albeit in not necessarily in India) if you're going to be truly happy. EAT PRAY LOVE the book is called. not EAT and LOVE. As a society we need to open our minds a little I think.
An Inspiring Story May 3, 2008
NYC Reader (NYC, NY)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book and was surprised to see so many uncomplimentary reviews that have been posted. I admire Elizabeth's courage and honesty to tell the world her personal experiences. Throughout the book she lets the reader into her private world.
In each of the 3 sections of the book I felt included in Elizabeth's life.
While Elizabeth was in Italy, I felt her passion for food and empathy for her while she weaned herself off anti depressants (that certainly takes courage in my book). While in India, Elizabeth tells us about how she learned to find balance. One chapter that stood out for me was when Elizabeth speaks of how when the harder she tried to quiet the voices in her head, the louder they got, and when she finally stopped trying the voices quieted on their own. In Bali, Elizabeth found balance and love. I truly enjoyed this book.
Another book, by renowned authors Ariel & Shya Kane "Being Here Modern Day Tales of Enlightenment" also a book I really enjoyed and highly recommend. The book consists of short stories about transformation.
Flawed, but still a good read May 3, 2008
Julia Flyte (Seattle, WA, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Before reading "Eat Pray Love", I noticed that many of the reviews on Amazon were highly polarised. While overall I very much enjoyed this book, I can also understand those who didn't. In many ways the book feels like a self-indulgent first draft that needs the hand of a good editor to tighten it up. While Elizabeth Gilbert has an intimate style of writing and a witty turn of phrase, it did feel like EVERY funny story and EVERY clever thought had to be crammed in. Sentences like: "every word was a singing sparrow, a magic trick, a truffle for me" - why use one metaphor in a sentence when three will do?!
I found it interesting the way that the writing style mirrors Liz's journey. When she starts out in Italy her writing is frenzied and self-obsessed. We hear far more about her depression than we hear about Rome. She revisits her failed marriage and failed relationship to the point that it feels like the book is stagnating. What makes this extra frustrating is that when she does occasionally talk about Italy, her writing is exquisite. She describes Venice as "a wonderful city in which to die a slow alcoholic death...spooky under its gray November skies". Another standout for me is a wonderful description of going to a football game. She also integrates quotes from famous people and facts about places very well.
In the middle section of the book (at the ashram in India), the pace slows. This section is mostly about Liz's struggles with meditation - lots of breakthroughs followed by setbacks. I found this section interesting, but it's not really about India.
The final section, in Bali, was the standout for me, as Liz learns to assimilate the personal growth that she achieved in India into everyday life. She builds some very real relationships with the locals and I found her descriptions of Bali and the culture to be insightful and interesting. For the first time, it felt like she was able to look around and recognise that she was not the most interesting and important thing to write about.
Despite its flaws, I very much enjoyed this book. The short chapters and frequent humour kept me turning the pages and I warmed to Liz as I read on. The idea of taking a year off from life is not something that I would be in a position to do, but I enjoyed reading about someone else's adventure.
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