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 enlarge | Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1615 reviews
Sales Rank: 33
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0143038419
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.4
EAN: 9780143038412
ASIN: 0143038419
Publication Date: January 30, 2007
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 I can read this book a million times and not grow tired of it! August 13, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book looked interesting and intriguing, and I love reading books about peoples travels, so I decided to give it a try, but bought it as an audiobook. I think the people who think the author is whiney and self-absorbed should try listening to her narrate the story herself, because i'm pretty sure it wont sound that way, like it apparently does in print. Anyway I absolutely loved the book. the author was vulnerable in her open lonliness and desperation, giving the book a very relatable and bittersweet rawness. It was also funny, insightful, and warm, with a sweet and uplifting tone. Awesome read! :)
How Uplifting, Inspiring and Entertaining August 12, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I know I'm a little late with this review since the book has been out for some time (how did I ever miss such a good read). I was so uplifted by this book that I did something I have never done before, looking for the authors website. I was naive enough to think I could just open Elizabeth Gilbert's website and thank her for such a wonderful book and gush on about how great it was and how I can't wait for her next one. If you have not read this book.... go get it.... you won't be disappointed. If you have, take the time and go to the website and you will find another surprise.... pictures of some of the people she met and wrote about (except for Felipe, unfortunate but understandable). What a nice surprise to see these pictures. Not that this will happen, but Ms. Gilbert, if you should ever see this, thank you for such a great book. Not only have you managed to give me several days of good reading but you literally lifted my spirit and soul with a lot of the information.
 there's just too much of blah blah... August 11, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had refused to read this book for its best-seller status fully supported by Oprah... However, I decided to read it when it was given to be by my friend. I don't think it was a complete waste of time but do think that this book's acclaimed fame and popularity are complete nonsense. She's self-absorbed, self-obsessed, exaggerating and self-acclaimed guru. I admit I did read this entire book. When finished reading it, I was like, "so??????" "So what??????" "What is this???" "Did this women finally finish with her blah-blahs, which really don't amount to anything but blah-blahs?"
I'm giving 2 stars only because of my ability/willingness to read this entire book.
I can only imaging how insecure and unhappy you have to be in order to be inspired? by her blah-blahs, idolize this woman, and then rate this book 3 stars or more.
A gracious book August 11, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this book at a bookshop and then read the negative reviews here on amazon. Feeling I had made a mistake I took the book back to the shop only to buy it again a few months later when a friend told me that no, the reviews were wrong and this is actually a fabulous book! I am now in the middle of the book and can't say enough good things about it. I am surprised by the vicious and judgemental attacks written here about Ms. Gilbert's inner-journey. I find her personal experiences deeply moving and the attempt to cultivate self-compassion truly inspiring. Why she left her husband or didn't feel ready for children is not our business - the point of the book is her personal inward journey and not a cultural review of Italy, India or Indonesia. This book is about a life-crisis and how the author works through it. I'm silently cheering her on as I read her book knowing that she has been brave enough to put her journey into print for those of us who can't. Thank you, Ms. Gilbert, for a beautiful book.
Disappointing August 11, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am listening to the audiobook version of this (which is narrated by Elizabeth herself).
So far the odds of me finishing this book are not looking good. I feel as though several times a chapter I want to tell this woman to shut up. Stop babbling on and on about your personal attributes and how well you can make friends, what color your hair is, what your boring, normal childhood was like. I find no inspiration whatsoever in this story. Her humor is not funny to me and has actually made me cringe several times.
To sum up, I feel that this COULD have been an amazing journey through words. But the author (and her editors) really missed the mark on this, getting too caught up in the author's narcissistic ramblings and not sharing the beauty and spirit of her travels.
Very disappointing.
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