Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

Synopsis:
If wisdom could be traded like currency, author Elizabeth Gilbert would be a wealthier woman by far, though it's likely her fabulous memoir, Eat Pray Love, racked up a few bucks during its stay on the New York Times bestseller list. What Gilbert imparts in her story--basically, bracing self-knowledge acquired during a year of travel following a bitter divorce and a shattered rebound romance--is at once astounding yet totally obvious. As Gilbert would attest, albeit more eloquently, the most important stuff in life is pretty much under our noses, but we occasionally have to shake ourselves senseless in order to see it (enlisting a guru and a medicine man are highly recommended).


©2006


My Opinion:
I was watching Oprah, because Julia Roberts was on it, unaware of the movie she was promoting. This movie was adapted from Eat, Pray, Love. After listening to her talk about making it, and also visits from her co-stars, I knew I had to read the book before seeing the film.
My hubby heard my thoughts, and the very next day came home with the book for me. (The smile grew from ear to ear at this point.)
As I sat down to read the book, I already had all these emotions. Excitement, curiosity, and anxiousness. The story took me through happiness, anger, sadness, compassion, and even enlightenment.
From one place to the next, you feel like you are on your own spiritual journey along with Liz.
This is a great book! That's what I can tell you flatly and to the point. Go get it! Do it before you see the movie!
(4/5)


~I received a copy as a gift. I was not compensated for my opinion.~