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“We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses--one foot is on the horse called “fate,“ the other on the horse called “free will.“ And the question you have to ask every day is--which horse is which? Which horse do I need to stop worrying about because it's not under my control, and which do I need to steer with concentrated effort?”

The profound story of the author's adventure is an experience that anyone and everyone can relate to, regardless of age. Making “Eat, Pray, Love“ an unforgettable experience for anyone to enjoy.......
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6535915260

Our summer reading theme this year is 'Tell Your Story', and we've been encouraging patrons and staff to share their stories! I decided to talk about one way in which books saved my life! 📚 💙 Give it a quick watch if you get the chance! Books really are magical! 😄

And please tell me about a book that saved you/inspired you/motivated you here in the comments!

How Books Saved Me!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN-Od8_q6Do

I tried and I just could never get invested into the story. I kind of felt she thought others were responsible for her happiness. So I bailed and glad I did. At least I can mark this one of my TBR mountain.

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So this was the first book in Book Interrupted‘s Book‘s with Movies Season. I loved this book in 2008 and recommended it to others but reading it this time around there were some really cringy parts in it. I still loved the spiritual and self discovery stuff. We had a good discussion on the podcast about how people 15+ years ago didn‘t really talk openly about mental health or women escaping social expectations to know themselves. So-so in 2024.

Commas and spelling matter

This book has been on my TBR list on my work book shelves forever. Just decided to read and loved it!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

In this scene, Julia Roberts simply can't enjoy the food, because she has gained 10 pounds over her petite frame...A cute but funny scene that is both poignant and relatable! Eat, Pray, Love is a movie with modern aims. A modern woman steps away from her perfectly ordered life, to find Fulfilment. She eats her way through Italy, prays in India, falls in love with a handsome man in Indonesia (Javier Bardem)

If you are brave enough to leave behind everything familiar and comforting and set out on a truth-seeking journey (either externally or internally), and if you are truly willing to regard everything that happens to you on that journey as a clue, and if you accept everyone you meet along the way as a teacher, and if you are prepared - most of all - to face some very difficult realities about yourself, then the truth will not be withheld from you.“

Such a great read! I really enjoyed reading this book! It was amazing, yet light hearted! Loved the cover too!

“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.”

“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the mind. That‘s the only thing you should be trying to control.”

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1) only finished it to write a legit 1-star-review😄 Privileged, self-absorbed woman takes time off, everything is described as if she is the first human ever to: gain weight, learn a foreign language (it's Italian, she is not exactly tackling Mandarin🙄), pray, get a bladder infection, travel, etc.

2) Anything by Jojo Moyes, Nicolas Sparks or Cecilia Ahearn. Can hardly stand a movie based on their novels😅

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I only made it through Italy and skimmed the rest. There was a whole white savior side plot in Indonesia, many many rude & disparaging mental heath comments, random racism, absolutely no analysis of her privilege & the moral of what could have been a cool adventure story was her meeting a man (& getting off antidepressants, FU)Shallow and weak writing all the way around, embarrassing that Penguin paid for her travels.

Book 2/5 for #jumpstart2023

This came up on my #roll100 &I don‘t want to read it at all, which of course begs the question 🙋🏻‍♀️ “why did you take it from the library book sale?”

I am 50 pages in. Obviously she‘s going on a culturally appropriative journey. Knew that.She‘s used the words “spazzy” & “Gypsy” like.. ok it was 06. The Stone Age. Then suddenly she says how hard it is to travel as a pale blonde person, it‘s easier for vaguely brown people. Which is just… wow.

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Not quite my cup of tea, as I found it dragging, but overall it was a decent read. I‘m also still curious about the movie.

Although the book is beautifully written, I found the story a bit boring but oddly admirable.

Check out Book Interrupted member Kim‘s review of Eat Pray Love on our weekly blog segment Manuscript Mondays. https://www.bookinterrupted.com/post/manuscript-monday-eat-pray-love

It took a lot for me to actually finish the whole thing. It was like eating an extremely sweet bland candy. It was okay for a few bites, then rots your teeth.

It was like I was trapped in a conversation with a random lady in a dinner party who was so full of herself, but is a very good storyteller.

I did enjoy some of the whimsical adventures, but the narration was very self-absorbed.

Let's figure out which one we are.... Eat, Pray, or Love! Find out here:

https://www.gotoquiz.com/should_you_eat_pray_or_love_1

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Wow! This was so fun to open while being quarantined. I can't wait till I have full taste back to enjoy the coffee and chocolate.
Than you.
I can't wait to read Eat Pray Love.

I absolutely loved this book and the way it was written. I love how it‘s divided into 3 books-Eat (Italy), Pray (India), and Love (Indonesia). I love how it‘s separated into 108 short stories incorporating the traditional japa mala which consists of 108 beads, rather than separating them into lengthy chapters. Italy is by far my fave book, but I enjoyed her meditation journey in India and her love story with Felipe in Bali. #eatpraylove

This is probably an #unpopularopinion but I didn't like her. I liked the people she met, but I was not charmed by her humor. I appreciated her brutal honesty of her pain, but I found her spiritual journey boring. She even admits she was bored with the endless chanting. I did like, however, how she twines all the major world religions together for her truth. That was inspiring. #ReadingAsia2021 #Indonesia #India @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

Went to buy some shelves at Big Lots today, feeling called out! #TBR #stackingtheshelves