Eat, Pray, Love (edit title)

• Rated 4 stars

“I loved the Italy portion, was not as taken with the India portion and enjoyed the time in Bali. I listened to this on CD, read by the author and her tone of voice I suspect really enhanced the story over reading it on paper. ”

• Rated 0 stars

“Great. I enjoyed her ideas and her travels. I laughed along with her. Good!”

• Rated 4 stars

“I was hesitant to read this book but did because it was a book group's choice. I'm glad they chose it because I really enjoyed it. Interestingly, the book group members either loved it or hated it - no inbetweens. Some thought the author was self-serving and whiney. Others like me enjoyed the humor and self-discovery.”

• Rated 4 stars

“When my girlfriend passed me this book I was skeptical. But Gilbert is such a good writer and brings you into her world so well, that I was hooked in the first few pages. Written with an easy wit and biting insight. ”

• Rated 2 stars

“Not so much”

• Rated 5 stars

“LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!”

• Rated 3 stars

“This book kind of dragged for me, but I was able to get to the message at the end. It helped me to see life from yet another perspective.”

• Rated 2 stars

“If you have some time to kill, and want to travel vicariously through Italy, India, and Indonesia, this is a decent read. I wasn't a fan of the book though. It was mostly this woman's rantings and ravings about her own life and depression. It was also filled with a spiritual quest I personally don't believe in. There was some Jesus bashing, which I am not okay with! I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. ”

• Rated 4 stars

“NBD|Biblion recensie
De Amerikaanse Elizabeth Gilbert (geb.1969) staat als dertiger op een kruispunt in haar leven. Ze had alles wat ze wensen kon, maar na haar scheiding besluit ze drie maal vier maanden te reizen. Ze vertrekt naar Italie, waar ze de kunst van het genieten (van de taal en het eten) leert. Vervolgens bestudeert ze in een bijna onvindbaar dorpje in India bij een ashram (soort school) de kunst van de spiritualiteit door meditatie en gebed. De laatste vier maanden van haar reis probeert ze in Indonesie bij een oude medicijnman het evenwicht te zoeken tussen wereldse geneugten en spirituele diepgang. Een autobiografisch verhaal over een sterke vrouw die zichzelf wil genezen van een emotionele crisis. Ze durft haar gevoelens te delen met de lezer, maar weet er ook de nodige humor bij te betrekken. Door het verhaal heen staan veel sociale en religieuze wetenswaardigheden uit de drie bezochte landen. ”

• Rated 0 stars

“I enjoyed the book but in the first two chapters I thought that the author had a difficult time staying with the story line. She kept going off on different tangents about herself that were not relevant or that might have been injected to add length. ”