Comments on: Eat, Pray, Love — A Review http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:10:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Bubba http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47421 Bubba Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:24:22 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47421 Yeah, that was me laughing. You forgot the near riot in Ole Miss, the Tornado, the Lonely Trucker, and the Automatic Weapons. The SMGs are my favorite part of your story (but I'm biased). Yeah, that was me laughing.

You forgot the near riot in Ole Miss, the Tornado, the Lonely Trucker, and the Automatic Weapons. The SMGs are my favorite part of your story (but I’m biased).

]]> By: Toast http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47420 Toast Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:26:51 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47420 Babe, just remember.. The fact is, everyone's story, their journey, <i>is</i> interesting stuff. Everyone's story is also very similar, uncommonly dull, and not worth the 500 snaps taken and posted to flickr to document it. Writing about the journey is a journey in itself. The talent to make the story compelling is a gift like perfect pitch, athletic ability, and children who don't make you regret having sex. You can ask for it, you can work for it, but frankly not everyone has the internal chops. You do. Babe, just remember.. The fact is, everyone’s story, their journey, is interesting stuff. Everyone’s story is also very similar, uncommonly dull, and not worth the 500 snaps taken and posted to flickr to document it.

Writing about the journey is a journey in itself. The talent to make the story compelling is a gift like perfect pitch, athletic ability, and children who don’t make you regret having sex. You can ask for it, you can work for it, but frankly not everyone has the internal chops.

You do.

]]> By: Dana Nourie http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47417 Dana Nourie Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:06:23 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47417 I'm so glad you reviewed this. I've had several people recommend it, and after reading your intro I knew it wasn't for me. Yeah, yeah, been through all that too, and my story included forests of kelp, beautiful redwoods forest, and unlike you two, my happily ever after is as a single woman and I'm intensely pleased with that. Quite frankly I'm sick of stories that end with prince charming! I’m so glad you reviewed this. I’ve had several people recommend it, and after reading your intro I knew it wasn’t for me. Yeah, yeah, been through all that too, and my story included forests of kelp, beautiful redwoods forest, and unlike you two, my happily ever after is as a single woman and I’m intensely pleased with that. Quite frankly I’m sick of stories that end with prince charming!

]]> By: Mom2 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47415 Mom2 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:32:34 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47415 writing AMEN writing AMEN

]]> By: ... http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47414 ... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:18:43 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47414 I read it only because everyone was talking about it. I thought it was alright but nothing to write home about. I ended up appreciating Italy mostly because I like that place. It brought back good memories. At least she pretty much gets over her emotional dilemmas by the time she gets to Bali. My key takeaway: The Guru Bead. As such, I didn't really need to read past the prologue. No explosions. Whining fu. Joe Bob says check it out. I read it only because everyone was talking about it. I thought it was alright but nothing to write home about. I ended up appreciating Italy mostly because I like that place. It brought back good memories. At least she pretty much gets over her emotional dilemmas by the time she gets to Bali. My key takeaway: The Guru Bead. As such, I didn’t really need to read past the prologue. No explosions. Whining fu. Joe Bob says check it out.

]]> By: Steven http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47413 Steven Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:49:28 +0000 http://theexcellentadventure.com/elementalmom/2008/02/05/eat-pray-love-a-review/#comment-47413 The part about the coup at gunpoint and the fistfights, for some reason, always makes me think of Jimmy Buffett's "Last Mango in Paris". If you know the song, you'll know which part I can see you playing. ;) The part about the coup at gunpoint and the fistfights, for some reason, always makes me think of Jimmy Buffett’s “Last Mango in Paris”. If you know the song, you’ll know which part I can see you playing. ;)

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