a lovely story about searching and seeking and finding love. I thought she had some very good points about dismantling a system that had our father's deeming who was appropriate to marry....but once that "father figure" was removed, we didn't replace it with a will within ourselves to meet someone and ask those tough questions our parents would ask. "what are your positive personality traits? What are your debts and assets? What is your reputation around the town/city?", etc... All questions that we should be willing to ask and not just let "love" or "our hearts" guide us. ( )

I really disliked this book. And I really liked it. Equally. There were parts of it where I laughed out loud at some of the stories. But there were parts where I just wanted to throw the book away.

I think the biggest reason I didn't like parts of it is because I just don't "get" some of her views. The Christian in me wanted to shout at this woman and tell her she was nuts for believing some of the things she believed. The human in me -- or maybe the woman in me -- wanted to just feel really bad for all she'd been through and support her on this journey of self-discovery.

Even though there were times I wanted to burn the book, I kept reading. And in the process I learned a lot about Indonesia (Bali in particular) and in India. I also learned about new religions. And I really liked some of the people Liz met on her journey. She did a great job at describing them, and they really sounded like people I'd love to meet one day.

The book is divided into three parts - Italy, India and Indonesia. She explains at the beginning of the book why she has chosen to divide it this way, and I won't give it away (mostly because she does a better job describing it than I could anyway).

I'm not really sure why there was such a buzz about this book. Well, yeah I am - Oprah talked about it. But why it was such a big deal to Oprah is kind of a mystery to me. Some people have gone so far as to use this book as a sort of "bible," a book to guide them on their own spiritual journeys. I guess maybe that's why I was a little bit disappointed when reading it. It's full of spiritual hogwash. And I honestly don't think the author ever intended it to be a "bible" of any kind. She was searching for God herself on this journey. I don't believe she found him (even though she believes she did) - but if her entire book is about her journey to find God, it's hard for me to understand why this woman's searching has made her an authority to others. ( )

I disliked everything about this book as I felt it was self indulgent dribble, I actually finished this book just because I was waiting for something to happen so I would understand the hype that went with this book. Needless to say nothing happened and I really felt it was a huge waste of my valuable reading time. ( )

Een leuk boek met veel humor en zelfkennis van de schrijfster. Voor mij zaten er veel dingen in om over na te denken en dat is natuurlijk altijd goed. Het boek beschrijft de zoektocht naar god, maar op een luchtige manier. ( )

Book 191.
Eat Pray Love.
Elizabeth Gilbert. ( )