Elizabeth shares her own personal journey back to herself.. the happy person she needs to be - to move on from an unhappy marriage and the 'transition' guy.
Its a wonderfully written memoir that leaves you feeling uplifted and hopeful.
Very candid and open about her failings and flaws, a human story that I have recommended to pretty much all my friends.

I saw the oprah special on this book about 3 months ago with Elizabeth Gilbert -3 years after this book was published and ordered it straight away as I wanted to know what 'the blue light' etc was and I liked her although on the show all her answers seemed a bit rehearsed. But her writing is not, it was a great read. I think warm is the perfect word to describe her writing as she instantly feels like someone you know and there a few lightbulb moments in there for yourself as well. You can read it all at once like I did or in 3 parts slowly like my friend as they all very separate stories and she absorbs you so much in the moment of where she is at, you completely forget that she was pigging out on pizza in Italy by the time you get to Bali!

Fantastic, as soon as I finished reading it, I started reading it again.

I just loved this book. I laughed lots and could relate to much of it.

I am looking forward to the sequel coming out in 2009

Absolutely fabulous! A great humorous, inspiring read.

I had commenced reading "Eat Pray and Love" at my cousin's house in Glen Innes whilst on a visit. I did not know that she had not finished it. So as I could not take it home with me I looked on your site and was lucky enough to find it there. It really is a "cannot put you down book". Beautifully written with humor, sensitivity, wit and a great deal of skill. There were times when I heard a voice in my head saying "That is what you should have done ....". I found when I had finished reading that I was so sad and will certainly look for another of Elizabeth Gilbert's books to read. I would especially recommend it to any woman who has had something less than the life she thought she was going to have or, much much more.

I had commenced reading "Eat Pray and Love" at my cousin's house in Glen Innes whilst on a visit. I did not know that she had not finished it. So as I could not take it home with me I looked on your site and was lucky enough to find it there. It really is a "cannot put you down book". Beautifully written with humor, sensitivity, wit and a great deal of skill. There were times when I heard a voice in my head saying "That is what you should have done ....". I found when I had finished reading that I was so sad and will certainly look for another of Elizabeth Gilbert's books to read. I would especially recommend it to any woman who has had something less than the life she thought she was going to have or, much much more.

I obviously missed something with this book... It has been given rave reviews, the press seem to love it, but i just found it fairly painful and, well, boring. I was glad when it was over.

I bought this book after seeing Elizabeth Gilbert on Oprah - this book is about starting over and being true to yourself.
Elizabeth has it all a big house, the handsome husband, she is a published author and journalist, and she is trying for a baby, she should be happy? A naturally bubbly, chatty and engaging person Elizabeth finds herself in a dark and desperately sad place in her life where everything is hollow including her marriage, and can no longer maintain the facade. In desperation one night a 3am crying relentlessly on her bathroom floor begging for help, she has a 'moment of clarity & calm'. She makes some tough decisions and goes through a sole consuming divorce and after she has lost almost everything, her journey begins.

Eat, Pray, Love; is her personal journey to restore joy, pleasure and balance to her life and eventually love.

I am not one to normally place reviews BUT this book is fantatsic! Elizabeth Gilbert has captured many poignant moments in her search for self discovery using both humour and insight to entertain and inspire. In the past I avoided books within this genre as I often found them self-indulgent and a little too earnest, but this really is an accessible story I can relate to and have found myself laughing and not wanting to put this book down. I have urged many friends to buy this book and they have loved it as well.