Summary & Study Guide Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Eat, Pray, One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia Study Guide consists of approx. 57 pages of summaries and analysis on Eat, Pray, One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. This study guide includes the following Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.

Genres: Fiction

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 24, 2011

Reviews

[Kym Martin · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story of this woman’s search for meaning is empty and leads unfulfilling momentary satisfaction. Was hoping she would find everlasting joy and peace.

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

So, I picked this book up for the first time a year or more ago. I didn't get very far. She starts off gushing about how much she'd like this hot, young Italian guy to kiss her ... but no she doesn't ... but it would be nice ... I wasn't ready for this to become a theme.

As it turns out, I was very preemptive in assessing the book. I had to take the time to step inside the author's experience, and I really began to empathize with her. She explores the human experience in a very natural way, that nearly anyone could relate to. She's realistic. She's sincere. She lays her insecurities out on the table, and most readers will find her narrative describing their own experiences in one way or another. Perhaps not literally, but at least in terms of facing adversity, approaching it unhealthily, and then figuring out how to embrace the world and the human experience for what it is. And to be content.

She "Eat"s - experiences pleasure in Italy, "Pray"s - practices devotion at an ashram in India, and "Love"s - attempts to find a balance between these things in Bali. It's a refreshing, very honest interpretation of how to work towards happiness. Indulgence is great, but not as a way of life; spiritual devotion is wonderful, but needs to be balanced with a sense of humor about the world. Living, fully living, combines various ways of thinking in non-contradictory, synergistic ways.

I'll read this again at some point.

[Margaret Mustard · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this author wrote very well and was able to communicate her distress at learning at such a late age that she really didn't want children or the life she was leading ---she felt guilty that she had gone along with the expectation of her husband that they would have a familoy and enjoy together a lovely large home and typical suburban lifestyle. Because of this insight into her true feelings the marriage crumbled. The story gets a little tedious to follow at times but overall I found it interesting and informative in her descriptions of her travels, food she enjoyed and her eventual healing of her depression and guilt and regained joy and purpose in her life.

[Kanwarpal Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is memoir of self-discovery, by Elizabeth Gilbert an educated, ambitious ,successful writer with irresistible personality charm and personality. She is living in comfortable house with every luxury possible with her husband who is loving but careless and doesn't stick to one thing which irritates Elizabeth . But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression shows clear sign of midlife crisis. She decided to went on pursuit of worldly pleasure, spiritual devotion, and what she really wanted out of life..

She found another love that taught her about his Guru , the spiritual leader he follows, whom he doesn't get a chance to meet because of financial crunch but Gilbert take a leap of faith and move to rome for trip and learnt that we have to ruined to be build again. she studied the art of pleasure, learned to speak Italian . In India she was there for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru she was on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration there and learnt the culture richness from the place ik. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way unexpectedly.

Eat, Pray, Love was about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals and baseless claim of good, successful and fulfilled person

[Angelfrog87 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Natalie Cabell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good read!!! Really related with a lot of her anecdotes about being an ex-pat and just loved the way she writes and the stories she tells. Would recommend

[Kathylynn]

Eat, Pray, Love : this could be a solid second in my life only to Beachcombing for a Shipwrecked God by Joe Coomer!!

Every now and then, a book enters the life of a reader at just the right time. The reader may be going through something, may have just made a decision, may have decided on a career change, or just need the voice of strength and encouragement. This was my experience with this book which is why, no doubt, I instantly fell in love with the book (and movie.) I openly admit that I have reread this book many times, and each time, I still enjoy the journey along with the author.

When her life goes awry, Ms. Gilbert is blessed to travel and write. Isn't that the dream of all writers, to have a trip funded where our job is simply to take pictures, meet people, and write about that experience? Not only does she travel but she heals a broken soul, fills a void, rediscovers her heart and voice, and perfectly words each experience and thought, sharing a deep and soulful story with the reader. In all ways, her journey of healing and rediscovery touches a nerve and conveys a sense of peace, trust, comfort, and spirituality. Whether filling her soul with friends, food, prayer, "groceries," or love, the void begins to close and the blackness to fill with light.

Will everyone feel a deep connection with the story...maybe not. Will everyone chase down anything she has written to hear her voice speak so clearly? Probably not. For me however, as a reader and woman and mother and wife, her voice gave me the courage to find my own voice again ... it isn't perfect but my voice is much more ME than it has been in a long time.

[Brynnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite all the reviews, I never picked up this book before the autumn of this year (2012) because I thought it was another grocery store romance. But after a good friend recommended it, I decided to give in and at least read the first chapter. Perhaps it was a time/place novel that aligned perfectly but Eat Pray Live ticked all the "what am I doing with my life" boxes and gave me a new, reinvigorated zest for life and love. Not a deep, academic read but a great read for a little inspiration. 5 stars.

[Jeanette · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author is witty, intelligent & has enough money to spend a year abroad. She goes through a painful divorce and then a love affair that doesn't work out; so spends a year in search of God, spirituality and real meaning for her life. She spends 4 months in Italy, 4 months in India & 4 months in Indonesia. One of the most down-to-earth books, written especially for a woman, that I have ever read.

[Bonita Braun · Rating 1 out of 5]

So self-indulgent, what a selfish person. She is so unhappy as she lies on her floor and cries, then divorces her husband and goes on a quest to find herself. I could not believe the reviews for this book, and the silliness of 40+ age women following in her path. Don't they know that "wherever you, there you are"?

[Namine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Inspired by her way of leading a thoughtful life. Overall, the story is attractive, even though some times it can be hard to follow. This book canna provide a option on how women could lead their life. Instead of letting housework and marriage issue confine us for most of the time, women can feel the world through their unique interpretation.

[Sarah Raymer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a wildly disappointing book. It lacks anything of real substance. The religious "views" are vague and noncommittal, but all other opinions are very liberal and expressed with zealous self-righteousness.

[Laurie]

Just okay but learnt how people live in Italy and Bali

[Devendra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its good book to read,I like to move around sometimes as author did.

[Irawan Gani · Rating 1 out of 5]

the worst book in the entire history of worst books.

[Shobhana Lele · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book renews beliefs of God and Goodness being internal part of us - dont search for happiness outside but search for it inside...pretty simple philosophy actually.

[Dhanaaz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing Read. Elizabeth speaks honestly from the bottom of her heart. She certainly ahs a lot to say since she has travelled a distance. Loved her.

[Kimberly · Rating 1 out of 5]

The author is a grood writer. The subject matter was uninteresting, for me.

[Wafaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book and the authors journey to return to herself again ... It gave a positive look on life and how you have to face it with faith in God ... Life moves on :)

[Rahmina Hamsuri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sebuah perjalanan tentang pencari kebahagiaan ....

[Angie Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it, I learned new things about Italy and in the end it was a very good book

[Viktoria Homenko]

A brilliant book...!

[Tamara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Even better read than the first time.

[Allison Schumann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very well written book and I enjoyed taking her journey of self discovery right along with her. the imagery was beautiful and felt real to me and I enjoyed the message to be present and live in the moment and for joy and rhoughtfullness.