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Eat, Pray, Love One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Hardcover: Feb 2006,
352 pages.
Paperback: Jan 2007,
352 pages.
Rated of 5
by CC.Carnes Pretentious & self-absorbed author breaks sacred vow of marriage and pursues a journey of carnal excess in a vain attempt to find spiritual fulfillment.
The book is beautifully written, but I found the author/protagonist shallow, self-absorbed and pretentious. I was turned off at the opening, and reviewer Wanjugu nailed it when she wrote “The only thing that I could not get past is her leaving the marriage, and that she did not understand why her husband who thought she would never leave him could not forgive her! Many people say it was courageous for her to leave him, but the word selfish kept coming to my mind. Also thought about the DOUBLE STANDARDS in the American culture because a man who leaves his wife because he is sad in the marriage I bet would not sell so many books."
Rated of 5
by Joseph Whiney and self-indulgent
Beginning with an inexplicable renunciation of her promise to stick with her husband until death, this book is one narcissistic, self indulgent episode after another. She needs to grow up, be responsible for her own life, and do something useful with her time and talent.
Rated of 5
by KMP EAT PRAY LOVE
A talented, but self-absorbed, self-serving writer who is a bit like Dorothy in the "Wizard". Happiness can be found right here in your own backyard! The inner city and rural areas are in real need of charitable work-where one can roll up their sleeves and REALLY assist others. That's where real satisfaction and happiness are found-in helping others! Writing to her friends and asking them to donate her "birthday gift" money to a fund, to finance a house for someone in need is very nice, but come on! Get a grip! Generosity can go much further than just opening a wallet.
Rated of 5
by debuch Turned Off!
I stopped reading as soon as I read the line early in the book where she basically stated she did not believe Jesus Christ was the only way to heaven. If you don't believe He is the only way, then you don't believe any of the Bible.
Rated of 5
by Annon. Trite
It borders absurd that this story could be glorified to the degree of being considered a personal "triumph."
I would love to see how her story would have turned out minus the huge bank account that allowed her to take the vacation of her life.
There is no depth of soul here...she had nothing to overcome and only herself to think about and all the money in the world to do it.
I give this story a minus 0.
Rated of 5
by Chris Giese Wasn't really what wanted to read
When I first read the info on the back of the book, i thought It would be just what I wanted. But like others have written, it became boring. I think her husband was lucky to get rid of her and her employer was stupid to give her an opportunity to report from abroad and I don't think she had a real good sense of food - which is the only thing she sounded interested in. I did not finish the book-but I did buy it.
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