Pam H. (PamelaH) - reviewed on 7/21/2010 + 90 more book reviews

This was a great read. The author, who is going through a rough time in her life, decides to take a year off and travel with specifics in mind. She travels to Italy to experience pleasure, India to learn devotion, and Indonesia to acquire a balance. I found myself empathising with Gilbert and also found many of her thoughts to be eerily similar to mine. Her brave travels were educating and wonderfully fun, as she has great wit. What a pleasure to read. I certainly didn't want this book to end and loved every moment from the great dishes in Italy to the sadness and anxiety of a difficult break-up. Everything comes together in Indonesia and the candid, sweet medicine man in Bali was just perfect. This is a must read!

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