Journal Entry 1 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Sunday, February 10, 2008

Journal Entry 2 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Tuesday, October 07, 2008

On loan to my mother. 

Journal Entry 3 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Sunday, February 01, 2009

Rec'd back from my mom. She didn't say much about what she thought of it. 

Journal Entry 4 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Journal Entry 5 by k00kaburra at BookCrosser, RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Monday, May 25, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (5/25/2009 UTC) at BookCrosser, RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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sent to minerva1221 to begin the Book Ring! 

Journal Entry 6 by minerva1221 from Garland, Texas USA on Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Received this in the mail today. Thank you for offering this as a ring! It has been on my wishlist for some time now. I'm almost finished with my current read, so should be able to start this one almost immediately! 

Journal Entry 7 by minerva1221 from Garland, Texas USA on Monday, July 13, 2009

I really tried to like this book but in the end, I failed miserably. The author came across to me as a poor-little-rich-girl on a self-absorbed sabbatical of supposed self-discovery. She leaves her marraige, on what seems like a whim, immediately gets involved with another man, constantly bashes her ex-husband, and pines over the end of the relationship with the other guy. It just felt really shallow to me.

She then proceeds to eat her way through Italy, see nothing of India but an ashram, and then barges in on a senile medicine man in Bali. Oh, and did I mention she got paid to do all of this? I think that is where my biggest issues with this book lie. Soul-searching on someone else's dime...where do I sign up?

While her character did grow in some ways, this book held very little depth or discovery for me. Richard from Texas was entertaining, as short as his appearance was.

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to judge this book for myself, k00kaburra! I've emailed skizeye9 and will journal again as soon as the book has been sent on.

UPDATE 7/25: Still no word from skizeye9. Will PM once more and then try the next on the list if no response. 

Journal Entry 8 by minerva1221 at sent by mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Friday, August 07, 2009

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On the way to skizeye9 via 1st class mail today! 

Journal Entry 9 by skizeye9 from Washington, District of Columbia USA on Monday, August 17, 2009

Just got it! Have a couple of bookring books in front of it but will get to it as soon as I can! 

Journal Entry 10 by skizeye9 at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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I really enjoyed this book. I had to push through it at times--it just doesn't grab me the way a fiction narrative does. But the real-life characters she meets in her travels are definitely entertaining, and there are moments of brilliant insight. My fave--she's reading an article in Italian on polished wood floors, eating a perfect little meal pulled together from local markets, and in her mind her hubbie asks her "You uprooted everything for this?" And she's like A) it's not your business anymore and B) YES. And she's in this perfect moment of contentedness and happiness. This book definitely made me think about my life and what I want to get out of it and making sure I don't look focus of that and my own independence (although my marriage is very happy), you can lose sight of your own needs and desires. 

Journal Entry 11 by SeeLifeMarvels from Pensacola, Florida USA on Monday, September 28, 2009

Got it, read it, loved it! There are so many things I loved about this book and so many things taht seemed to speak directly to me in each of her journeys. The one that resonates the most is found on page 216 "Flexibility is just as essential for divinity as discipline. Your job, should you choose to accept it, is to keep searching for the metaphors, rituals, and teachers that will help you move ever closer to divinity." 

Journal Entry 12 by SeeLifeMarvels at Walnut Creek, California USA on Thursday, November 12, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (11/12/2009 UTC) at Walnut Creek, California USA

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Hello from Pensacola Florida on the northern edge of the beautiful Gulf of Mexico!

If you are an old hand at BookCrossing, thanks for picking up the book! Either way, I hope you'll journal so all the previous and future readers can track this book's journey.

Happy reading and Happy BookCrossing! 

Journal Entry 13 by valpete from Walnut Creek, California USA on Tuesday, December 08, 2009

I just finished reading this book for another Ring and must have somehow signed up for 2 rings for the same book. I'll be sending it back to KOOkaburra in the next few days. 

Journal Entry 14 by valpete at Walnut Creek, California USA on Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Released 2 yrs ago (12/10/2009 UTC) at Walnut Creek, California USA

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Returning it to Suzie, who started this Ring. It's a great book - worthwhile reading! 

Journal Entry 15 by k00kaburra from San Jose, California USA on Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Thanks for sending this home to me :D Back into Mt. TBR it goes, but I'm glad Eat Pray Love got to do some traveling rather than just waiting around!!