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Binding: Audio CDDewey Decimal Number: 910.4 EAN: 9780143058526 Edition: Unabridged Format: Audiobook ISBN: 0143058525 Label: Penguin Audio Manufacturer: Penguin Audio Number Of Items: 11 Publication Date: February 16, 2006 Publisher: Penguin Audio Studio: Penguin Audio Editorial Review: Product Description: The celebrated author of The Last American Man creates an irresistible, candid, and eloquent account of her pursuit of worldly pleasure and spiritual devotion. Unabridged CDs - 13 CDs, 15 hours Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Couldn't put it down!I was shocked when I logged on to Amazon and saw so many snarky, bitter reviews; I expected this book to have a solid five star rating. I do a lot of reading and it not every day that I find a book so engrossing, so honest, so profound, and so funny that I clear my schedule in order to plow through it. To all those mean-spirited reviewers, my question is: if you hated the book so much, why did you waste your time on it? Seems to me those folks are the ones who needed this book the most, yet read ... Read More Rating: - goodThis is a very interesting and fun book to read. Elizabeth is creative in her descriptions of her experiences. Rating:  - like so many others, very dissappointedNot only did I find her whiney and self-absorbed, but also didn't see her as a really great writer. I almost quite half way but I hate not to finish, so I slugged through it all. There were a few interesting times in the book, but they are few and far between. Just find someone who read it and ask them to recap their favorite paragraph and you're done. Rating:  - UNrealisticWhile parts of this book make for a good read, it is hard to believe that such a spastic person has everything work out for just in time to write a book. If you must read this, skip the Rating: - Naval gazinf but surprisingly excellentThis was chosen for our book club and I was reticent as I do not enjoy books on religion and I was worried that she'd be very preachy, thankfully, she's not. Yes, she does an astounding amount of naval gazing but she is self-depracating and quite humorous. I loved, loved, loved the first section in Italy and so agreed with many of her observations, Pray was hard since she's just so determined to put herself through some tremendous mind hurtles to get to a state of enlightnement, then Love, is a beautiful ... Read More |
