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The book arrived early and was in satisfactory condition, as expected. Except for the author going on too long about her research on various topics, I found the book to be interesting, entertaining, and very funny. The authors use of "big words" was kind of annoying because people typically don't use them in every day conversation. I got tired of looking them up in the dictionary. However as a fellow writer, I do admire her extensive vocabulary, and I'm a little jealous. I love Liz's personality and her boldness and talent as a writer and a speaker. I loved the 3 non-fiction books I've read by her so far.
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Jennifer Egan of The New York Times described Gilbert's prose as "fueled by a mix of intelligence, wit and colloquial exuberance that is close to irresistible", but later stated that the novel "drags" in the middle. She continued in stating that she was more interested in "the awkward, unresolved stuff she must have chosen to leave out," noting that Gilbert omits the "confusion and unfinished business of real life," and that "we know how the story ends pretty much from the beginning." Oprah Winfrey enjoyed the book, and devoted two episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show to the book. Maureen Callahan of the New York Post disliked the book because of its spiritual themes, especially its focus on Eastern religion. She heavily criticized the book, calling it "narcissistic New Age reading," and "the worst in Western fetishization of Eastern thought and culture, assured in its answers to existential dilemmas that have confounded intellects greater than hers." In addition, she was critical of Oprah's focus on the book, as well as Oprah's fans who enjoy the book, asking why her fans are "indulging in this silliness," and why they aren't "clamoring for more weight when it comes to Oprah's female authors." Katie Rophie of Slate magazine agreed with Egan about the strength of Gilbert's writing. However, she described the journey as too fake: "too willed, too self-conscious". She stated that despite the apparent artificiality of the journey, her "affection for Eat, Pray, Love is ... furtive", and that "it is a transcendently great beach book." The Washington Post's Grace Lichtenstein stated that "The only thing wrong with this readable, funny memoir of a magazine writer's yearlong travels across the world in search of pleasure and balance is that it seems so much like a Jennifer Aniston movie." Lev Grossman of Time magazine, however, praised the spiritual aspect of the book, stating that "To read about her struggles with a 182-verse Sanskrit chant, or her (successful) attempt to meditate while being feasted on by mosquitoes, is to come about as close as you can to enlightenment-by-proxy." He did, however, agree with Rophie that her writing occasionally seems to be "trying too hard to be liked; one feels the belabored mechanism of her jokes." Lori Leibovich of Salon.com agreed with several other reviewers about the strength of Gilbert's story telling. She agreed with Egan as well that Gilbert seems to have an unlimited amount of luck, saying "her good fortune seems limitless", and asking "Is it possible for one person to be this lucky?" Entertainment Weekly's Jessica Shaw said that "Despite a few cringe-worthy turns ... Gilbert's journey is well worth taking." Don Lattin of the San Francisco Chronicle agreed with Egan that the story was weakest while she was in India, and questioned the complete veracity of the book. Barbara Fisher of The Boston Globe also praised Gilbert's writing, stating that "she describes with intense visual, palpable detail. She is the epic poet of ecstasy."[11] Metacritic reports a 77% favorable rating, based on 12 reviews.[Vollständige Rezension lesen
Gilbert's book is an honest, humorous exploration of who she is, what she wants, and what she needs. The beginning is tough to get through. Without having established sympathy from her audience, she dredges us through her darkest hour. I persevered through this, only because I lead a book club that had selected the book. After forcing myself to continue, got hooked in her Italian adventure. It was at this time that she shared enough of her background to evoke my sympathy and empathy - she became human, rather than a caricature of the sad little rich girl. I loved her time in India, even if I'm a bit incredulous. I gradually became discontented toward the end of the book. Perhaps this reflects the author's confusion about her time in Indonesia. Perhaps it's that I wanted her to make different choices. Regardless, it's harder to criticize someone's life experience than the plot of a nocel. I'm glad that I read it, if for nothing more than the cultural context. I'm sure lots of people will continue to discuss this book, and at least I can be an informed participant.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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.
The Entertainment Critic Book Review, By James Myers EAT, PRAY, LOVE ONE WOMAN’S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA By Elizabeth Gilbert Published by Penguin Books 352 Pages ISBN 978-0-14-303841-2(pbk) A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER #1 ON THE NYT PAPERBACK NONFICTION LIST 5/13/2007 A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS ASSOCIATION ACCLAIMED BEST SELLER #1 ON THE BOOKSENSE PAPERBACK NONFICTION LIST 5/13/2007 ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S TOP 10 NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR THE MOVIE RIGHT TO THIS BOOK HAVE BEEN SOLD TO PARAMOUNT WITH JULIA ROBERTS ATTACHED Four Star Rating**** “I seriously believed that David was my soul mate.” “He probably was. Your problem is that you don’t understand what that word means. People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change you like. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you will ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave. And thank God for it. Your problem is, you just can’t let this one go. It’s over, Groceries. David’s purpose was to shake you up, drive you out of that marriage that you needed to leave, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so a new light could get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you had to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master and beat it. …Listen, you’re a powerful woman and you’re used to getting what you want out of life, and you didn’t get what you wanted in your last few relationships, and it’s got you all jammed up. Your husband didn’t behave the way you wanted him to and David didn’t either. Life did not go your way for once. And nothing pisses off a control freak more than life not goin’ her way.” In her 30’s, Elizabeth Gilbert, seemed to have everything the modern American woman is supposed to possess. She had a good husband, beautiful home, a successful career as a writer, and public recognition. She was supposed to be happy. But instead, she was consumed by pain, doubt, and confusion. Without warning her life began to change. Her husband divorced her. Her new boyfriend left her. Her fortune and homes were largely consumed in a very messy, prolonged divorce. Elizabeth chose to travel to Italy, India and Bali, not only in a search for culture, but also a journey of self-discovery. She recounts her journey in three parts, each told in 36 segments to match the pattern of her 108 beads on her japa mala, a traditional Indian prayer necklace. Following her divorce and overwhelming depression, she examines three different aspects of her nature, in three different cultures: pleasure in Italy (eating enough to gain, “the happiest 23 pounds of her life”, learning Italian and practicing bel far niente, “the beauty of doing nothing”), devotion in India (here she spend 4 months in an ashram engaged in a rigorous practice of meditation, yoga, and manual labor), and a balance of both in Bali(here she meets an elderly medicine man, a female healer, and unexpectedly falls in love). "I wanted to explore one aspect ofVollständige Rezension lesen
Loved this book! In fact I just finished it. Its like reading someone's "private journal" and I felt as though I was personally with Elizabeth Gilbert on every step of her journey. She is a compelling writer and very witty. It takes a lot for me to laugh out loud when reading a book! I had seen her on a talk show previously so I knew a little bit about her story ahead of time and when I heard that Julia Roberts was playing the lead role in the movie I just knew I had to read the book. So glad I found it on eBay at a much lower price and I'm looking forward to seeing the movie. Also plan to read her follow-up book "Committed" and I'm sure I'll be able to find it on eBay!
Pretty good book. it made me think about improving my own life mentally (minus the getting a divorce, going through depression and leaving the country for a year parts...). It's a little slow moving towards the end and there's only so much I can read about how someone is "healed". But, nice easy read. I like Gilbert's writing style. It seems way too introspective to make into a movie without some serious creativity. I haven't seen it, but most people I speak with say it's just "OK".
Eat, Pray, Love is a true story about a woman’s journey to Italy, India, and Indochina after a nasty divorce and near nervous breakdown in search of healing and spirituality. She travels to Italy for pleasure, India, for spirituality, and Indonesia for balance and finances her yearlong trip by writing a book about it. This book touched me. The writing style is very friendly and upbeat. You feel like you are listening to your best friend. The first section was the best. First, you experience Liz’s agony as she is shattered by a torturous divorce and failed love affair. Then comes Italy, a totally fascinating, sensuous place with the most delicious food in the world. Liz starts to relax and heal. Second, in India, you observe her quest for spirituality. Last, she goes to Indonesia also known as Bali to find balance and reunite with an old medicine man she met earlier. Simply put, this novel is all about Liz and her feelings and experiences interspersed with some philosophy and history. Anyone who has experienced great pain in their life and hungers for spirituality will enjoy this book. It will give you hope that you can make a better life for yourself. Do you really need to go to Italy, India, or Indonesia to accomplish all those things? Probably not, but it would be a fascinating experience.Vollständige Rezension lesen
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!Vollständige Rezension lesen
