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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia |  | Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
List Price: $15.00
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Rating:  2223 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0143038419
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.4
EAN: 9780143038412
Publication Date: January 30, 2007
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 Loved it! July 29, 2010
JenM
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Couldn't put it down! It was very inspirational to me because I could relate to the story and the author in many ways. I HIGHLY recommend it!
 I Think A Point Was Missed. July 29, 2010
Brett Benner (Los Angeles, CA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is less of a review of what the book is than what the book is not. I've read so many criticisms of the book, that she's self indulgent, she destroyed her marriage, she's narcissistic,blah, blah, blah, Frankly I don't think she'd disagree on many of these points. However the book isn't subtitled," a guide to giving personal peace and inner wisdom". It's one womans journey of self actualization complete with warts and all. Who cares why her marriage failed? To me that's their business and a different book. What she's telling is what comes after. How this woman got back to her own true self. Or at least found the path. I thought it funny, touching, and real along the way. If you're looking for a guide to inner peace , look in the self help section. If you're looking for a readable,relatable,voice with some cool observations along the way, check it out.
 Get the audiobook instead! July 29, 2010
cindyd
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had heard all the hype about this book. I bought it. It wasn't a long read, but I just could NOT finish it to save my life! I happened on a discounted set of audio cds of Eat, Pray, Love---read by the author. I listened to all 10(!) CDs and it was THE BEST way to experience this book. You could hear her passion, her confusion, her frustrations....and you empathized with her. You rooted for her. This is one time where I think reading a book was a waste. Hearing her pronounce words she is learning in each language was great. You just can't get that from reading the book.
Good condition! July 29, 2010
Shanae L. Marsh (Utah, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got the book fairly quickly (under two weeks) and it came in great condition. I felt like I was reading a brand new book.
Enlightening Page-Turner July 28, 2010
A. Rodriguez (Miami, FL USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have read a variety of intensely negative reviews here on this site and--although I value the opinions of others--I think they are misdirected. Let's not judge whether the facts of her life are true or not true. For one thing, I think every experience she records seems authentic and true-to-life. She worked in Public Relations; so I'm sure she has learned to be good with people and I don't find it hard to believe that she has developed international relationships. I am really enjoying this book, and I think it is enlightening without having to be a tedious read. Is this brainless literature? I don't think so. On the contrary, I think Elizabeth Gilbert has mastered her strong wit enough to provide some substantial literature. I'm sure many would argue, but I know brainless literature (Stephenie Meyer), and this is not it. It is obvious that there are stronger, more prepared writers out there, but Elizabeth Gilbert's confidence and directness in her written work is good enough for me. I have been on retreats with strangers for a mere week and I have managed to meet some interesting characters. It is very likely that Liz has met and related with the people she affectionately regards to in her book, since she was in a Meditation Retreat for a few months. These events in her life are very, very likely. Has she probably over-emphasized and exaggerated some scenarios and events? Probably; but that, my friends (as an effective writer), is her job. I trust her enough to let her shine a bit of light on my own life and help me try to find some meaning. Instead of criticizing her work, I think readers should exercise some compassion, understanding, and awareness. These philosiphies she so strongly embraces are true (read it in any book) and are highly effective to those wishing to find spiritual fulfillment. If you're just going to judge, I say you acknowledge the meaning behind her newfound knowledge instead of bashing her prose and the credibility of her work.
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