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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
How tiresome this book was. Gilbert is really self-absorbed and spoiled. Parts were interesting - she did tell some good stories, especially in Bali - but it felt like it took me forever to get through this book.
Interesting at the start but I got bored by the end
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
I went in looking for a fun summer read and that's what I got. I wasn't looking for (and didn't find) anything groundbreaking, but I had a lot of fun accompanying Gilbert on her spiritual journey.
Criticisms on this text orbit around her wealth, or her 'lack of "actual" issues', the ending on love, or her...'self-obsession' and 'navel gazing'... in a personal recount about her life? Shocking. However I see these to be more ideological clashes than valuable textual criticisms. This is a story about a white, wealthy, flawed woman who makes decisions to better herself. She does this through travel, experiencing and learning from different cultures and a lot of self-reflection.
I love food, I love meditation and spirituality, I love inner work and I love love. I really liked this book.
Gilbert is a wonderful and easy to read writer and Eat Pray Love is a sweet story to read in the sun.
Criticisms on this text orbit around her wealth, or her 'lack of "actual" issues', the ending on love, or her...'self-obsession' and 'navel gazing'... in a personal recount about her life? Shocking. However I see these to be more ideological clashes than valuable textual criticisms. This is a story about a white, wealthy, flawed woman who makes decisions to better herself. She does this through travel, experiencing and learning from different cultures and a lot of self-reflection.
I love food, I love meditation and spirituality, I love inner work and I love love. I really liked this book.
Gilbert is a wonderful and easy to read writer and Eat Pray Love is a sweet story to read in the sun.
I struggled to read this one. I wanted to put it down so much and move onto something else. Especially the Pray/India part of it. Wasn't as good as it had been hyped up to be for me.
Italy...Yes! India...Woo-hoo! Indonesia...erm, What?
I really loved her voice and it was a good read, I just wanted thrilled with the end (and it's a true story, so what's anybody going to do about it).
Read it.
I really loved her voice and it was a good read, I just wanted thrilled with the end (and it's a true story, so what's anybody going to do about it).
Read it.
Dar 5 estrelas seria mentir para mim, 4 seria mentir para a autora e 3 seria ignorar todas as problemáticas que encontrei. Fico feliz pela Liz, foi linda a sua jornada e, juro, tento fazer um distanciamento e pensar "é um livro dos anos 2000, não posso julgar como se fosse escrito hoje". Sua jornada de encontro com a fé e espiritualidade é linda, com certeza inspiradora! Mas algumas falas e cenas são escritas com uma isenção de responsabilidade gritantes para com o público, em certo momento ela escreve "ainda bem que nasci com pele clara" ao falar sobre os critérios de um casamento indiano, é irresponsável, é antiético, é tão problemático que não consigo passar essa leitura sem me abalar.
No mais, é uma jornada linda de uma rica mulher branca norte-americana que se tornou inspirador para ricas mulheres brancas norte-americanas. Não sou nada disso, mas fico grata em ver a alegria diante da possibilidade de encontrar Deus.
No mais, é uma jornada linda de uma rica mulher branca norte-americana que se tornou inspirador para ricas mulheres brancas norte-americanas. Não sou nada disso, mas fico grata em ver a alegria diante da possibilidade de encontrar Deus.
I love her writing style! and there were some very thought-provoking quotes, especially in the second section during her time in India.
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced