This story is so well told with beauty, humour, and serendipity that I read it cover to cover within a matter of days. Her travel writing was superb, bringing the experience straight to the reader with lush detail and sensation. The story itself was powerful and moving. All through the book she was searching for something, and she found it through love. Love of place, food, meditation, self, and others. I adore this book and would read it again.

I was introduced to this book by a female friend after she felt so moved by it, with the caution that it may not be a man's book.  After reading this book I can honestly say that any person, man or woman, might find a new pespective on their relationship to God and their personal life of getting, gaining and giving.

The brilliance in this story, to which so many of us can relate in many ways, is Elizabeth Gilbert's mastery at sharing just the right details as they pertain to the bigger picture - the real and important lessons learned.  We (I) often get tangled up in the small details, good and bad, and find it hard to attach ourselves to our own story as it is unfolding.  At times, I felt acutely aware of what she was not saying, while respecting and admiring her blatant honesty in exposing herself even in her most difficult moments - with tremendous wit and humour.  Every single page revealed something profound - whether it be a spiritual truth or an interesting historical or cultural fact.  She also allowed each “character” to express themselves without commentary or judgement - respecting the reader's own personal interpretation to evolve.   I finished the book feeling connected to her and hopeful that my own journey has brought me far and that each experience has shaped who I am right now - an perhaps I've made more progress than I might have realized.  This is a powerful book for its use of authenticity,  tangible wisdom, and humor in exploring our collective and personal search for the divine.

From the minute that I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. Funny, sad, thought-provoking, inspirational. I'm sure that most people who read this book can find a strain of their own life within the pages. I'm planning to buy the audio version; would love to hear it read in the author's own voice. Didn't want it to end!

i started this book last night, and i'll be done with it by this evening.  the only reason i'm not reading it now is that i'm at work.  i love this book.  i am having a relationship with this book.  i wouldn't say that i've been feeling hopeless these days, but when i forced myself to close the book late last night, i felt hope, and a surge of love and thanks for all the wonderful people and things in my life, past and present.

like giovanni, liz's italian language partner, 'i've been there'.  i can so relate to her feelings about her relationship with david, as i have recently gone through a similar situation.  on one page i am empathizing with her; on the next i am laughing out loud at her observations and descriptions of italian crowds watching soccer matches.

i can't wait to finish this book this evening.  i think in some way i must be living vicariously through it, because of my desire to travel, but i also know that it resonates with me in a much deeper way.  in one of the opening chapters, she explains to the balinese medicine man:  'i want to have a lasting experience of god… sometimes i feel like i understand the divinity of this world, but then i lose it because i get distracted by my petty desires and fears.  i want to be with god all the time.  but i don't want to be a monk, or totally give up worldly pleasures.  i guess what i want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights, but also devote myself to god.'  i could not have said it better myself, because this is exactly where i'm at right now.