Eat, Pray, Love - Book Club

Wicked · 10-09-2007, 12:00 AM

Anyone read this book? The author of it was on Oprah the other day and they were talking about what a crazy phenomenon it had become. After hearing what it is about, I am totally going to buy it and read it!

Aundi · 10-09-2007, 12:04 AM

I don't believe in prayer.........is it a religious book? I Tivo'd the Oprah (from the other day with the author of the book )but have not watched it.

Wicked · 10-09-2007, 12:19 AM

It's not prayer as in religious prayer necessarily. At least not in the traditional sense. Girl, I am atheist. LOL. I don't believe in prayer either. The prayer part is about living with spiritual leaders in Thailand (I think it's Thailand). She talked about God, but not in the traditional sense. She is more of a meditation inner peace kind of person. The book is the story of her journey for personal awareness.

Sarah982 · 10-09-2007, 12:23 AM

I have not read this book, but I heard a big discussion about it on the radio this morning. Basically what they were talking about is how the author of this book is looked at as so empowered for what she did, but if man did the same thing, abandoning his marriage and going to "find himself", he would be looked at as selfish and as having a mid-life crisis, and definitely not in a positive way. Any thoughts? I haven't read the book, so it's hard for me to say for sure, but there were some very interesting points made.

Aurora · 10-09-2007, 12:36 AM

That was the first Oprah show I've seen in awhile and it was really interesting. I'd really like to read the book when I have time again....you'll have to post a review when you're done!

Wicked · 10-09-2007, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by Sarah982

I have not read this book, but I heard a big discussion about it on the radio this morning. Basically what they were talking about is how the author of this book is looked at as so empowered for what she did, but if man did the same thing, abandoning his marriage and going to "find himself", he would be looked at as selfish and as having a mid-life crisis, and definitely not in a positive way. Any thoughts? I haven't read the book, so it's hard for me to say for sure, but there were some very interesting points made.

The way she described her marriage on Oprah wasn't that she left her marriage just to "find herself" but that they were on the road to divorce already because she was miserable and when it ended she went to find herself. If that makes sense.

Of course, I have some unconventional views on marriage, so I don't think that leaving a marriage when you are miserable to go find out who you are is a BAD thing necessarily.

10-09-2007, 12:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wicked BOHICA Join Date: May 2007 Location: Goodyear, Arizona Posts: 21,438 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 84% Longevity: 42%	Eat, Pray, Love Anyone read this book? The author of it was on Oprah the other day and they were talking about what a crazy phenomenon it had become. After hearing what it is about, I am totally going to buy it and read it! __________________ Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. ~ Albert Einstein

10-09-2007, 12:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Wicked BOHICA Join Date: May 2007 Location: Goodyear, Arizona Posts: 21,438 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 84% Longevity: 42%	It's not prayer as in religious prayer necessarily. At least not in the traditional sense. Girl, I am atheist. LOL. I don't believe in prayer either. The prayer part is about living with spiritual leaders in Thailand (I think it's Thailand). She talked about God, but not in the traditional sense. She is more of a meditation inner peace kind of person. The book is the story of her journey for personal awareness. __________________ Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. ~ Albert Einstein

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Aurora Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,716 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 19% Longevity: 45%	That was the first Oprah show I've seen in awhile and it was really interesting. I'd really like to read the book when I have time again....you'll have to post a review when you're done! __________________

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10-09-2007, 12:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Aundi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,243 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 15% Longevity: 67%	I don't believe in prayer.........is it a religious book? I Tivo'd the Oprah (from the other day with the author of the book )but have not watched it.

10-09-2007, 12:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
Sarah982 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 809 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 1% Longevity: 42%	I have not read this book, but I heard a big discussion about it on the radio this morning. Basically what they were talking about is how the author of this book is looked at as so empowered for what she did, but if man did the same thing, abandoning his marriage and going to "find himself", he would be looked at as selfish and as having a mid-life crisis, and definitely not in a positive way. Any thoughts? I haven't read the book, so it's hard for me to say for sure, but there were some very interesting points made.