Eat, Pray, Love in Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge

Dec 22, 2017 Maryam rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, memoir-biography-autobiography, read-harder-challanege-2017

With this book I finished 2017 Read Harder Challenge, but what I think of this book? Honestly something between 2.5 to 3.5.

First few chapters of book didn't interest me at all and more than one time I thought of dropping it but eventually it got better.

Elizabeth Gilberts writes her spiritual journey to happiness and self confidence. This journey happens in three country : Italy,India and Indonesia. What I liked about her was the honesty of the narrative and at the same time I didn't like the dep ...more

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Sep 21, 2007 Kecia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: life_stories, india, italy, indonesia

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this book! I love this book so much I could eat it! I love this book so much I want it to seep into my pores while I meditate. I love this book that I want to marry it!

Seriously - I really loved this book. And to think that after checking it out of the library I almost did not read it. But one peek at the Introduction and I was sucked in...perhaps because she structured it like a japa mala with 108 sections. That structure/idea appealed to the yogi in me.

For anyone who has ever ...more

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Mar 27, 2010 Cardi rated it did not like it

I stopped at page 73 and put this book down. It certainly had some merit within those 73 pages but it just wasn't engaging me. I found the book felt somewhat artificial; the authors' travels of which she writes were funded by an advance from the publishers for her to write this very book!!
So, after some internal debate and reading several reviews on here, I decided it wasn't worth my time to push on. I would give what I did read 1.5 stars.

I may go back at some stage and give the Indonesia sectio ...more

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Apr 15, 2010 aimee rated it really liked it

Almost gave this a five-star rating, definitely a 4.5.

I love the witty, conversational tone in which it is written, and I definitely identified with the subject matter.

A great book to read while you are travelling.

The "eat" and "pray" sections are without doubt the strongest parts of the book, the "love" section is below par in comparison.

Still highly recommended though. ...more

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Feb 02, 2010 jen8998 rated it it was ok

I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. Italy was interesting as well Indonesia but the section on India proved tedious

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Aug 14, 2017 Alvin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

You have to be in a certain mood and a specific life stage to enjoy this book. Otherwise, it would seem too cheesy and over the top. Fortunately, I came across this book at the right time. I need more Richard from Texas in my life.

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Feb 21, 2008 Vanessa rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I picked this book up because EVERYONE was talking about it. I borrowed a copy from someone else who said she hadn't particularly cared for it, but that I might have a different opinion. I can't say for sure what my opinion would have been had I finished the book, because I only made it through the first few pages. ...more

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