Name: Eat, Pray, Love
Rating: 3.486842105263158 (646 reviews)
ISBN: 9780143038412

Elizabeth Gilbert

One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia

Eat, Pray, Love

Cara Stegemann

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Traces the author's decision to quit her job and travel the world for a year after suffering a midlife crisis and divorce, an endeavor that took her to three places in her quest to explore her own nature, experience fulfillment, and learn the art of spiritual balance. 75,000 first printing.

One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

Marek Hnatiak

I should have not read this book while on an empty stomach, because first and foremost all the descriptions of pasta made me so hungry! 

This book surprised me how relatable it was, considering the author was 10 years older than my current age when she wrote it, but I enjoyed the journey of finding herself and finding her own form of spiritualism. I thought it was overall a very philosophical view on life that I could relate and empathize with.

Emma Lechner

I should have not read this book while on an empty stomach, because first and foremost all the descriptions of pasta made me so hungry! 

This book surprised me how relatable it was, considering the author was 10 years older than my current age when she wrote it, but I enjoyed the journey of finding herself and finding her own form of spiritualism. I thought it was overall a very philosophical view on life that I could relate and empathize with.

Amelia C 

this is one of those books that will stay with me for a long long time... i loved it!!

Deepika Ramesh

I had some uncanny moments, when I was reading Eat, Pray, Love. Like those strange moments when you can’t believe those words you see on paper, because they project an accurate picture of yourself, as though the writer was a fly in your bedroom, and had unconditional access to the most private sections of your life. Sigh!

My blog on the book: http://worncorners.com/2016/02/27/eat...

Traces the author's decision to quit her job and travel the world for a year after suffering a midlife crisis and divorce, a journey that took her to three places in her quest to explore her own nature and learn the art of spiritual balance.

a busca de uma mulher por todas as coisas da vida na Ita lia, na I ndia e na Indone sia

Comer, rezar, amar

Isabella Castañeda R.

La manera perfecta de terminar el año. Qué viaje. Me lo llevo conmigo eternamente.

Stavroula Kalantzis

I loved the book and I came out of it with a sense of wonderment and joyous marvel a propos to the main character's experiences in her world travels; in particular, the focused discussions she continually had with her guru. I felt very empathetic to all her travails, relatable to most of us in our life's journey, and certainly her search for meaning in her life brought me to a similar conclusion as well, notably about divinity, love, and fulfilling our life's purpose. So I thank Elizabeth for offering us her insight into the beauty that we call L-I-F-E!

Gillian Rose

Review here: http://readwatchlistenrun.blogspot.co...

Meghan Navoy

I laughed, I cried, I couldn't put it down

Jeannette Ordas

This book had been coming up so often that I felt like I should give it a read, despite being hesitant. I thought I'd hate it but I didn't (well, not completely). The author and her belief in magic and coincidences, along with her whiny me-me-me observations didn't do it for me. However, it did make me want to go to Italy (duh) and check out Bali...without the search for a spiritual guru or complaining about my thighs.

In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert had everything a modern American woman was supposed to want - husband, country home, successful career - but instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she felt consumed by panic and confusion.

Eat Pray Love

Hussein Mahran

reading this novel over several months has really been pleasant and inspiring, the author has the talent of story telling, the journey has been nice and well organized, however the 'India' part was a bit too long with a few new things that happen in every chapter.

Michele

I enjoyed part 1 immensely, she was hilarious and poignant without being heavy, preachy or perfect.

Once she left Italy I couldn't follow her journey. The tone changed (understandably so) but I just couldn't stay with her. Perhaps I haven't evolved enough in my own personal spiritual journey so that I can relate.

Paige

Hm. Where do I begin? I immensely enjoyed this book. This is not a book you finish and say, I liked that book, I didn't like that book, I loved that book, I didn't love that book. This is a book you ENJOY. Or you don't enjoy it, if you're crazy. However, this book is not for the faint of heart. It took me 4 months to read, which is absolutely unheard of for me. This though, is because I truly feel that each chapter, or as Elizabeth Gilbert refers to them "beads", has to be savored. You cannot breeze through this book, simply because it was not meant to be breezed through. She writes in such a style that I really have no explanation for. Maybe 'ornately'. I am relieved to finally finish because I am not one who is used to having to ease through a book, but at the same token I'm sad that my journey through her journey is over. You finish this book with satisfaction, and a very strong desire to be friends with Liz Gilbert.

Elizabeth Moore

Good in parts, frustrating in others. Elizabeth Gilbert paints characters really well, and she did an excellent job illustrating a sense of place, tangibly and more abstractly, across the three places she visited. It just started to get soooooo navel-gazey for me though and I agree with other reviews that it seemed like once she "learned" what she was "supposed" to learn in each leg of her journey, she kind of just checked it off of her list and then went to the next place; it didn't feel from the outside that she was really changing or bringing with her as much enlightenment as she thought she was internally.

That said, I think there is some great wisdom in this book and the section in India was my favorite. It seemed to me like Liz learned the most from the good friends she made, not from the places themselves. I liked that. It also made me feel a lot better to learn that meditating is hard for everyone!! There's hope for me :)

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

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