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Eat, Pray, Love

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

by Elizabeth Gilbert

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KMP (08/10/10)

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.

debuch (08/03/10)

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.

Annon. (08/01/10)

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.

Chris Giese (07/29/10)

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.

Carmen (07/19/10)

over-rated

Let's hope she doesn't write any more books....a waste of good paper.

Pearl S. (07/08/10)

Eat, Love, and Pray

A boring, repetitious travelogue filled with flashback events, which do not clarify narrator's present experiences, but add to the confusion of a self-absorbed individual's whining about her own personal self-inflicted mental wounds that reflect her separation from biblical principles.

Karen (07/02/10)

Eat Love Pray

In one word - BORING. Don't understand how it got to be a best seller, was ready to throw it in the bin after first few chapters. Been waiting so long to read this book - glad I didn't buy it. The friend I got it off couldn't even finish it.

phil11 (05/26/10)

why

This book does not put the author in a good light. Unable to maintain a relationship and unable to maintain any sexual purity...She tells a story, but why?
Not worth reading.

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