I am late to the game reading this one. It was pretty interesting and engaging though I didn't identify with Liz that much. For me it would be difficult to not feel wonderful while taking a year long vacation. ( )

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Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir of her travels in Italy, India, and Indonesia. She took this healing journey after an adversarial divorce and break-up of a subsequent relationship. She eats well in Italy, experiences prayerful meditation at an ashram in India, and meets a variety of loving individuals in Indonesia. She stays four months in each location, giving the reader a taste of the culture and community in the regions she visited.

For me, the highlight of the book is time she spends in Bali, where she meets some amazing people. Wayan is a healer who employs a mixture of herbal-based remedies, spiritual mantras, and blessings. Felipe is a Brazilian ex-pat who offers a loving friendship that sees her through the final leg of her journey.

I listened to the audio book, which I feel enhanced the experience. Gilbert reads well and is a natural storyteller. I think I appreciated her sense of humor more by listening than I would have reading the same lines. It is a little “new-agey” for my personal taste, but overall, an entertaining and enjoyable read.
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When divorce throws Elizabeth Gilbert into chaos and depression, she seeks an alternate route to finding her confidence. Instead of pills, she turns to travel and takes a year off from her regular life to explore. As she travels through Italy, India, and Indonesia she discovers that she’s okay with being alone for the first time in her adult life. The pursuit of pleasure, devotion, and a balance between the two, leads Gilbert on unexpected adventures. You’ll laugh and cry along with her as she seeks to improve herself and be at peace with her choices.

The Bottom Line: There’s something appealing about travel memoirs. Maybe it’s the setting or the descriptions of exotic places and cultures that suck people in. In the case of this bestseller, the author visited three very different countries and had three very different experiences, each benefitting her in its own way. Along the way she met several engaging characters and fell in love. Gilbert’s memoir will appeal to others going through and healing from a difficult divorce. And even though the book seems geared towards women, men will appreciate Gilbert’s observations as well.

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A veces tienes que arriesgarlo todo y dejarte llevar. Después de un divorcio traumático seguido de un desengaño amoroso y en plena crisis emocional y espiritual, Elizabeth Gilbert decide empezar de nuevo y emprende un largo viaje para reencontrarse a sí misma. Lúcida y valiente novela autobiográfica, Come, reza, ama nos cuenta lo que ocurre cuando decidimos ser artífices de nuestra felicidad. En este libro está basada la película protagonizada por Julia Roberts y Javier Bardem.