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Reading Room:  Eat, Pray, Love  |
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Mommyswanson
True Blue Farmgirl
463 Posts
Laura
Waukegan
IL
USA
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 Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 12:40:39 PM
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I read this book earlier this summer & really enjoyed it. Was wondering if anyone else here had read it & what they thought of it. Julia Roberts is in the movie version that is coming out later this year. I am eager to see it.
Laura
"That which does not kill us makes us strong!" "I cast all my cares upon you Lord." |
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arabianhorselover
True Blue Farmgirl
422 Posts
Jennifer
Bedias
TX
USA
422 Posts |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 1:07:28 PM
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I read it last winter. I liked the book because if showed a woman whose life was in a mess and how she decided she needed to change it completely. She succeeded in finding what worked for her and a happy life. I like the positive nmessage that we are not just victims of circumstances but rather in charge of them. I would like to see the movie with my grown daughters.
Susan
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl
1485 Posts
Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 1:42:27 PM
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I have it on my ebook wish list and hope to read soon. I would like to see the movie as well.
blessings
tammy
Tea is like being in the stars with God.
http://breathsoffaith.blogspot.com |
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 5:46:42 PM
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I found it kinda slow. I found myself skimming more after the eat part and half way through the pray. and really ramped the skimming up in the love part.
I think the movie will be better than the book because of the actress.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jul 12 2010 : 7:57:50 PM
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I liked it a lot - I was laughing hysterically during the soccer-game monologue, had to read it out loud to my husband. I liked the "eat" part best too, but I did like the self-exploration direction of the book.
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Jul 13 2010 : 04:02:55 AM
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I've been considering reading it, but didn't know if it was terribly philosophical. I'm interested in what people think and how they arrive at their ideas, but I like it mixed into their story or something that changes pace from just "thinking". Does this book do that or does it get bogged down alot?
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
1152 Posts
Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 4:54:56 PM
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I found some parts slow, but I really did like the book. I enjoyed all three 'parts'. My friend wasn't too crazy about the 'pray' part, but I found it very interesting. I'd recommend it.
FarmGirl #1390
www.mylittlecountry.wordpress.com |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2010 : 6:02:32 PM
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I really enjoyed the book. I enjoyed all aspects. I hope that they were careful with the premise when they made the movie. So many times I find movie versions of books I liked almost unrecognizable as the same story. Alice Hoffmans Practical Magic was one of those. It was like two totally different stories.
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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soleil
True Blue Farmgirl
68 Posts
Linda
Butternut
WI
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - Jul 30 2010 : 06:38:31 AM
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I'm waiting for a friend to lend me the book. I'm thinking it will be better to read the book before seeing the movie. Interesting listening to all your yeas and nays!
Practical Magic is a book!!!! I love that movie. Going to have to track that down. Glad you mentioned it, Sheri. Your reasoning is exactly why I try to read the book before seeing the movies....Harry Potter, Twilight, Lord of the Rings to name a couple. Okay - so I like fantasy series!!!! Gotta know what the grandkids are into.
Blessed be,
soleil
Even as we dream, we begin to succeed...even as we succeed, we begin to dream again. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Sep 17 2010 : 10:08:31 AM
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I finished reading Eat Pray Love yesterday. Hmmmm. I liked the Eat part for sure..after that I felt like I was mostly MAKING myself finish it. Not sure why exactly but I guess it felt slow and didn't hold my interest very well. (I did get alot of knitting done this week though) I probably won't see the movie at the theater (I only go a few times a year and usually with the kids) but will be sure to watch it when it comes out on DVD. It will be interesting to see how they do it.
I need a nice light mystery book after that one.haha.
Hey...any of you who wants to read it...if you email me I will be happy to send my copy off to you. I wasn't planning to keep it so I would be happy for someone else to read it and then pass it along or keep it.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2010 : 03:47:06 AM
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Loved Eat, Pray, Love, but even more than that I was so excited to see a post from my Farm Friend Amy Grace! Welcome back! I've missed you. Dianne PS...Did anyone read Elizabeth Gilbert's ex-husband's book, titled Eat, Drink, ______ ? I saw it last Christmas in the bookstore and thought it was a goof until a book club friend said it was his response.
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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KanMogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Katherine
Rock
Kansas
USA
349 Posts |
Posted - Sep 26 2010 : 11:48:03 AM
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I have read the book and seen the movie. As usual the movie changed so much from the book. I found the book so-so.
I would rather wear out than rust out.----Richard Cumberland |
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textilelover
True Blue Farmgirl
557 Posts
Dianne
Middletown
NY
USA
557 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2010 : 05:03:22 AM
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I just started listening to Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert's follow up book to Eat, Pray, Love (read by the author herself). It is about her and her fiance's marriage, but also an extremely interesting history of marriage. I am enjoying it thoroughly! Dianne
Sister #749
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." --Leondardo da Vinci |
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
432 Posts |
Posted - Oct 01 2010 : 08:57:25 AM
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I watched the movie and loved it. It is great for making you think and I found I related to a lot of the stuff that was going on in her life. Different circumstances but the same overall feelings. I got a different perspective from the movie. Haven't read the book but would like to read it.
Give thanks to yourself everyday for all the wonderful things you do! |
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Jana
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
USA
482 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2010 : 04:51:28 AM
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I'm about a third of the way through this book and I LOVE it! Its been a long time since I've read something that makes me laugh out loud!
Jana |
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bellaboo
Farmgirl in Training
19 Posts
christine
millsap
tx
USA
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Posted - Oct 19 2010 : 8:53:18 PM
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Loved the book and the movie! Could relate to her and her struggles.
be yourself everyone else is already taken! |
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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl
702 Posts
Jessie
Raleigh
North Carolina
USA
702 Posts |
Posted - Oct 27 2010 : 7:44:05 PM
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I didn't really care for the book, but I really enjoyed Elizabeth Gilbert's writing style. She would be really entertaining if she wasn't so darned self-centered and narcissistic!
Jessie Mae
Farmgirl Sisterhood #134 |
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