Eat, Pray, Love.

*I finished this book some time ago, but have been delaying writing a reflection :P Not because that I don't like the book, I'm just in my lazy phase :P *

The book is about a journey to find a way back to happiness.
That's a very feminine journey ;). Also bravely, almost shamelessly truthful.

What's special about this book is that it's almost like a happy-ending fairy tale, where our female protagonist emerged from loss, depress and destruction to gradually crawl back to happiness, step by step. As dreamy as it seems, this book is a memoir, hence it's supposed to be a real story told by a real person, not a touchy feely fictional love story. And so, it provides some kind of believable assurance that it's totally possible to find your own happiness, no matter what happened to your life.

I totally enjoyed the 1st part (Eat :">). The 3rd part (Love) is also good.
I won't say that the 2nd part (Pray) is unbearable, but it's a lil bit too... spiritual? And too many details about Indian religion, praying and meditation, Yoga and Guru etc... It's still quite nice, but gets a lil bit dry sometimes.

Truth is, Faith itself is not easy to "teach". Maybe it's not supposed to be "taught" after all, at least not via a book. But Liz did try her best to put her experiences across , and I respect her for that.

*Added: The movie rights for this book have been purchased, and Julie Roberts is gonna play the main character. Wow, I seriously cannot think of a better choice of actress =D Looking forward to it!