Binbin Liu Liu itibaren Gohri Mafi, Uttarakhand, Hindistan
Started as a fascinating alternative history of an industrialized early 20th century America exploring and settling a suddenly primordial Europe and ended (weakly I thought)as sci-fi alternate universe, sentient network, good vs evil Armageddon cliche.
This is a fun one for people in the following categories: Jews Half-Jews Irish Catholics Former Miss New Jersey Contestants Vietnam War Protesters Homeade bomb makers Glove-makers
Right when I heard about this book for the first time, I thought it definitely sounded like something I would like. I learned a little bit more about it and thought for sure I would enjoy it if i could just get around to reading it. Well, I finally made time to read it, loved it, was moved by it, then moved on to the next thing I had to do, thinking little more of it. Then, I was faced with some very challenging and potentially heartbreaking facts in my life, not identical to the ones Elizabeth Gilbert faces in the premise to the book, but not completely different either. Needless to say, in my struggle to understand what was going on around me and how exactly to deal with it and achieve balance and peace within myself while doing so, Eat. Pray. Love. came flooding back to me in powerful and real ways. I have been able to draw on the knowledge that primarily the 'pray' part of the book had to offer in ways that I did not originally expect. I give credit to this book for helping me to realize the importance of inner peace and equally the importance of exploring your mental as well as physical boundaries when you think that you have nowhere else to turn. I am a believer in this book and although it is meant to serve as entertainment, this is a book that teaches lessons about life which stay with you until you need them most. Bottom line: Everyone should read this book, or a least those people who have to eat, pray, or love to sustain life.