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Title: Really can't figure out why people like this book
Review: The biggest mystery of "Eat, Pray, Love" is its popularity. Why on earth do people like this book? All it did was really annoy me. Wouldn't it be wonderful if everyone had the luxury of opting out of real life for a year to embark on a voyage of self-discovery? I don't think there's anything remarkable about her journey or insights (at least until half-way through Indonesia, which is where I gave up on this incredibly vapid memoir). I think it was the incessant whining that really got me. The reality of divorce recovery is such a far cry from the self-indulgent ramblings presented in this book that I don't feel Ms. Gilbert deserves any kind of congratulations. Normal people have to deal with work, and kids, and paying the bills, and not getting child support. Show me a story from a woman who figures out how to discover herself while maintaining a household and we might be getting somewhere.
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