Eat Pray Love

first of all, I didn't know this was a real story.. I thought this was fiction until I picked it up. It being a real story somehow makes it worse because the person we follow in the story, aka the author, is very.. I can't explain but girl wtf

this book makes me want to travel, not far but still travel. I'll catch a bus to Sydney or something

I would've liked this better if I was 40 and VERY bored.

Some stuff in this story sounds fake. There's no way that she met that many people who said such inspirational quotes to her like they were a random npc in a game.
It's not realistic.
I want a REAL travel story. My REAL travel story is that I went to Queensland when I was 9 and nearly got punched by a old man for no reason. That's realistic. What's not realistic is that this woman met people who were Jesus resurrected. Weird.

This book is really good - but why is it so irritating? Does everyone have their own love-hate relationship with Elizabeth Gilbert? I have been trying to figure out my reaction to it for months. Is it just envy? Cattiness? Gilbert's writing is very funny, likable, engaging - just the kind of person whose memoir you want to read. I love the earnestness with which she approaches her task. I was so grateful to read about someone else's struggles with meditation, mindfulness, and self-healing. But every time I get into a conversation about this book I want to roll my eyes, and, well, just be a mean girl about it. I can only determine that it is envy for her incredible experiences, perfect love story, and now, great fame. So forgive me.

I wouldn't say I really liked this book. I did enjoy reading it though. It was a bit different. I read a few reviews of people complaining about how it's all about the author being all “me me me”. It kinda had to be. It was about her spiritual journey to recovery after going through a divorce and finding herself after suffering from depression for years. It was nice reading it. There are a lot of things I will take from this book and I will probably go back to it and refer to at some point. It was just hard to get used to the fact that it wasn't a story, it was a memoir. And also there is a lot of mention of god in there too. So if this makes you uncomfortable, if suggest you don't read it.