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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I am genuinely unsure as to how I feel about this book. I read it expecting to hate it, but I found myself enjoying it. I'm glad Gilbert left an unhappy marriage, I'm glad she had an excellent time travelling around the world, and I'm glad she found love at the end.
As a memoir: 5/5.
As a self-help book or anything else: 1/5.
It's not meant to be a self-help book, but that's how people have treated it.
If you view it simply through the lens that it's a memoir about grief, human frailty, and ennui - it makes more sense. If you're expecting any advanced spiritual, theological, or mystical insight, forget it. Accept this book is shallow and accept and enjoy it for what it is.
As a memoir: 5/5.
As a self-help book or anything else: 1/5.
It's not meant to be a self-help book, but that's how people have treated it.
If you view it simply through the lens that it's a memoir about grief, human frailty, and ennui - it makes more sense. If you're expecting any advanced spiritual, theological, or mystical insight, forget it. Accept this book is shallow and accept and enjoy it for what it is.
Because someone had this book on hold, I had to return this book to the library before I got to finish it. I didn't get very far into it - just the first few chapters. I am still skeptical about this book because it doesn't seem authentic to me. Yet, what I read was enjoyable and interesting, so I will try to pick it up again when I have more time for leisurely reading.
I think that every woman should read this book, particularly any woman going through any type of transition.
It was insightful, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny.
It was insightful, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud funny.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I like travel, and the search for self, and food writing. So this was pretty cool for me. Not a lot to write home about, but fun none the less.
This was a frustrating book for me, as my heart and my mind felt torn in two opposite directions. While I found that there were passages of great revelations written in a beautiful way, those brief moments were completely undermined by, well frankly, the rest of the book. I could really never get past how self indulgent it all seemed... for goodness sake, just live your life, is basically what I wanted to say the whole time.
I am hating this book, but am obliged to read it as I was lent it by a well-meaning co-worker.
ETA: I returned it before I hit the part where she got mad at her "generous gift" not being used the way she wanted and before she found ultimate fulfillment being blonde, thin, and rich in the arms of a handsome "exotic" lover. Thank God.
ETA: I returned it before I hit the part where she got mad at her "generous gift" not being used the way she wanted and before she found ultimate fulfillment being blonde, thin, and rich in the arms of a handsome "exotic" lover. Thank God.
I'm a believer. This book rocked my world. And then I gave it to my mom (who reads nothing but cat mysteries) and it rocked her world. High quality chick lit.