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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
So I mostly read this because I picked up a copy at some point and I wanted to have read it - I really don't remember when I did, because my pre-conceived notions about this book were fulfilled pretty early.
Gilbert is a really dumb white woman and this book is full of cultural appropriation and self-indulging pity - and I'm not saying anything that anyone else isn't. Any few moments where I started to enjoy the narrative were pretty quickly diminished by Gilbert's voice.
That's pretty much it! It's as bad as most people say it is and I'm already working on cutting down the number of books I own.
Gilbert is a really dumb white woman and this book is full of cultural appropriation and self-indulging pity - and I'm not saying anything that anyone else isn't. Any few moments where I started to enjoy the narrative were pretty quickly diminished by Gilbert's voice.
That's pretty much it! It's as bad as most people say it is and I'm already working on cutting down the number of books I own.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Sometimes with a book, it's all about when you read it. I read this book at just the right time and it made me think, forced me to face a few demons, and shed a few well earned tears.
the ultimate memoir about love, life and chasing the dreams you never quite lost. a wonderful lesson that if you spend your life listening to your soul, you will never go wrong.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
I’m embarrassed how much I loved this book and how much of an impact it made on me. The spiritual exploration and mindfulness was inspiring.
i judged this book so harshly, and i didn’t particularly love the first two parts, but the last part in bali really spoke to me multiple times. i guess this is a lesson to not judge a book by its cover
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
I didn't have high expectations going into this book, but it quickly became one of my favorite all time books. I hope to come back to it, again and again, as I move through various stages of my life to take more meaning out of it than I do now in my twenties. It made me want to be a better person, and I have found that this is what many of the best books and best writers can do!