Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts

Monday, December 6, 2010

Review and Giveaway: Eat, Pray, Love

Review:
I still haven't seen the movie (which I plan on doing soon...I always like to read the book before I see the movie), but I finally finished Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.  The book is a compilation of stories from her travels around Italy, India, and Indonesia after an awful divorce.  It's her personal search for happiness; learning more about her self with each experience she encounters in these very different places.  My favorite parts of the book were probably her experiences in Italy- eating, enjoying friends, and eating some more!  lol.  In India she practiced meditation at an Ashram and in Indonesian she hung out with a medicine man and met some unforgettable people.
    
I wasn't the fastest at reading this book (and sadly will most likely not reach my 20 book goal for the year), but I really enjoyed her down to earth writing style.  Elizabeth Gilbert really puts herself out there, and I think this honesty makes her relatable and interesting.  She also just has a way with words.  She can describe a person, place, or situation in a way that I would never think of, but it fits so well.  I definitely think it is a book worth checking out. 

Giveaway:
I figured I would give away my slightly used version of Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, so someone else can enjoy it!  :)

-U.S. Residents Only
-No P.O. Boxes
-Please separate each entry with a new comment and leave an e-mail address in case you WIN!!!  If it says +2 entries then write two comments for that entry.

Mandatory Entry (+1 entry) (You must answer this question for all of your other entries to count!) - What makes you want to read Eat, Pray, Love?  (That's it--and you have 1 entry!)

Bonus Entries
- Have you read any of Elizabeth Gilbert's other books or seen the Eat, Pray, Love movie? (+1 entry)
- Visit Elizabeth Gilbert's Website and tell me about something interesting you found. (+1 entry)
- Add @christauf4 on twitter and tweet about this giveaway.  You can use this tweet -  #WIN the book Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert! http://tinyurl.com/2a54976 @christauf4 #GIVEAWAY (+1 entry per day)
- Follow me via Google Friend Connect. (+2 entries)

Giveaway will end December 15, 2010 at midnight.  Winner will be selected using random.org and will be notified via e-mail.  Winner will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be picked.
Thanks and good luck!  :)
Disclamer:  I received this book as a gift from my mom.  I was not compensated for this review and all opinions are my own!