So I finally finished the book Eat Pray Love, and I thought I'd post about how I felt about it, since I had said that I loved it so much before.
Let me clarify... I loved the section of the book when she's in Italy, and I kinda liked when she was in Bali. But the whole section while Liz Gilbert is in India (meditating at an Ashram, trying to be closer to God), isn't really my thing. She is a very intriguing author and her writing style is incredibly easy to follow. However, the India bit just wasn't for me.
Typically, I read books that I really like and that I'm very into in about 2-3 days depending on the size of the book and if I have anything going on. This book took me somewhere around 5-7 days to finish. I really had to force myself to sit down and finish it because the India section was hard for me to read. Not because it was poor writing or anything, but just because I have never experienced much of what she was talking about. Meditation, praying for hours on end, seeing a "blue pearl of enlightenment", etc etc. Personally, not my thing.
Once Liz got to Bali, it turned around a bit. She was doing much more than just sitting around having religious experiences. She met people, she made friends, she went to parties, she met a man, etc.
All in all, I'll say that I liked 2/3 of this book. I had hoped to love the entire thing and that it would somehow change my perspective or whatever, but it didn't. It was just a partially intriguing read, for me at least. For someone that is religious and believes in all of that, it will probably be an excellent book for you!
Let me clarify... I loved the section of the book when she's in Italy, and I kinda liked when she was in Bali. But the whole section while Liz Gilbert is in India (meditating at an Ashram, trying to be closer to God), isn't really my thing. She is a very intriguing author and her writing style is incredibly easy to follow. However, the India bit just wasn't for me.
Typically, I read books that I really like and that I'm very into in about 2-3 days depending on the size of the book and if I have anything going on. This book took me somewhere around 5-7 days to finish. I really had to force myself to sit down and finish it because the India section was hard for me to read. Not because it was poor writing or anything, but just because I have never experienced much of what she was talking about. Meditation, praying for hours on end, seeing a "blue pearl of enlightenment", etc etc. Personally, not my thing.
Once Liz got to Bali, it turned around a bit. She was doing much more than just sitting around having religious experiences. She met people, she made friends, she went to parties, she met a man, etc.
All in all, I'll say that I liked 2/3 of this book. I had hoped to love the entire thing and that it would somehow change my perspective or whatever, but it didn't. It was just a partially intriguing read, for me at least. For someone that is religious and believes in all of that, it will probably be an excellent book for you!
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