Kris C. reviewed on 9/10/2010 + 6 more book reviews

When this book came out, I dismissed it and didn't want to read it. I thought it was some other whiny woman going on and on about her self discovery. When I heard the movie was coming out, I thought I would give it a try, since I always like to read the book before I see the movie.

I only made it half-way through the book. While I thought the Rome part of the book was interesting, I got bored with the India portion, and never made it to the Bali portion of the book.

I saw the movie this week, and thought, "Oh, maybe I should have finished the book!" because the movie was very entertaining. But, then again, they might have added some story lines to make the movie more interesting. Altogether, it's a very romantic real life story, and escapism for anyone looking to say goodbye to real life and live abroad for a year. If only....

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