I finally decided to see what all the talk was about and read this book. Has anyone else read it? The author spends a year abroad, four months in Italy to discover pleasure, four months in India for devotion and then Indonesia to find a balance of the two. She's a very depressed, stressed out person before she goes, and is basically looking for peace and happiness in her life.
I had mixed feelings about the book. I love traveling so I enjoyed hearing about her adventures in Italy, India and Indonesia. Bali has now been added to the list of places I'd love to visit. But the woman was so depressed, and reading about someone being depressed is depressing! I skipped most of the India section for that reason. Then at the end, she was happy, had found peace with herself, and (of course) a new boyfriend. I think it's kind of sad though, she had to spend a year traveling to finally find happiness. I mean, traveling does make me happy, but it doesn't solve all my life issues. And if that's the only way you can get it, well then I guess most of us are out of luck. Maybe I missed the message of the book, but I'm glad that I can be happy and find satisfaction right where I am at the moment.
7 years ago
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Amen! I haven't read the book, but I really appreciated your thoughts! Find joy in the journey, as Pres. Monson would say. :)
Our book club is reading this next month and I've been interested in it because the author lives about fifteen minutes from her. But I had heard that she was whiney, and I don't need any more whining in my life.
I saw the movie, but can't really say what I thought about it because I fell asleep! It was the midnight movie and moms with newborns are not meant for movies at that time of night :) But amen to what you said!
I haven't read the book because I often purposely avoid over hyped stuff.
But sometimes Liz one needs to get away from their comfortable existence, whatever comfortable existence means, to evaluate what it is important and really makes one happy.
I only saw the movie, but I agree with you. I was also upset that she had to have a man in her life to feel complete. :( I wish they'd make more female impowering movies and novels. I don't like living through the muck with the female character, just to have her give it up a little for a man in the end! Nothing against men, I just want a movie that shows how incredibly strong us women are without them. I don't think that's too much to ask for? :) The movie was no bueno for me!
Funny you should say that Becky. Before I read the book I thought it was supposed to be some female empowering story. But I tend to think that the author is one of those women who just isn't happy w/out a man in her life and even though she says that's not what made her happy in the end, I don't really believe her.
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