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The Jam: Ep. 36: Eat, Pray, Love

The hugely popular book, many thanks to Oprah, "Eat, Pray, Love" has made its way to The Jam! In this episode, host Bridget McManus reviews the "irresistible, candid and eloquent" account of Elizabeth Gilbert's pursuit of worldly pleasure and spiritual devotion. So if you've been trying to find your path, maybe this book will help you do just that.

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How can you not love Bridget? :D

Anonymous's picture

I DO LOVE BRIDGET!

Anonymous's picture

Cute video.

Anonymous's picture

i've read the book...it's a very good read indeed.

P.S. Indonesia is in Southeast Asia...i can see it from my house ;p

Anonymous's picture

I don't like fish.

Anonymous's picture

Good summation of the book, Bridget! I, too, found it a bit heavy on the self-indulgence.

ysomogyi's picture

I don't think I will pick this book up. I'm not looking for anymore spiritual enlightenment and I don't want to listen to anyone's self-indulgence in doing so=)

27with1's picture

I had a good talk with my boss lastnight who just returned from a business trip to Thailand. He realized there that he needs to take better care of himself and love himself so that he can better take care of the people he loves. He said though that taking care of himself felt selfish. I guess the trick with self-discovery is that fine line between loving oneself and self-indulgence, and maybe that's why some people, like my boss and myself, have a hard time reading stuff like "Eat, Sleep, Pray." Maybe I'll give it a shot though. Oprah's usually pretty good at recommendations!

cj3905's picture

This episode gave a good synopsis of the book, even as I have not read it. For me, Bridget is a little exaggerated for my taste in the way she talks and her mannerisms.

mommytogs's picture

I had heard about this book, and had thought about checking it out (after all, if Oprah recommended it, it has to be good, right?).

But I think I would prefer it if Bridget would just do mini-vlogs about each chapter. It might be more enjoyable than reading the actual book!

monogloop's picture

Good general synopsis here. Thanks! And as always, love the humor!

heathcole's picture

I don't think I'd read the book, but you have a good, basic, to-the-point summary of it. Just because Oprah the almighty blesses it doesn't mean it's so great. I like your style, Bridget.

merriweatherblue's picture

I'm glad you discussed perspectives of both sides of people liking/disliking the book. I have read some books that Oprah recommended and I have to say that overall, I like them. One of my favorite "Oprah book" is called The Road. Anyways, maybe I'll check it out. I'm not that into spirituality that much as some people, but I'm into food. Something tells me that I'll like the Italy section of the book. =)

euroni's picture

I'm firmly in the camp of thinking she's whiny and self-indulgent. But a lot of people said the book helped them, so I won't knock it.

ninedosus's picture

I doubt I would read it, but you always have a way of making things sound interesting and funny.

sfleming's picture

I enjoyed the book immensely. Although that was a bit of a spoiler you revealed about the end, oops.

soularchitect's picture

I never heard of this book until now. I'm not sure I would read it, but I love hearing Bridget talk about it!

jexa84's picture

Good review; funny and gives a nice overview of the book. Bridget seems to try a bit too hard here but still delivers well.

MattS's picture

I just received the book as a gift and can't wait to read it. Great review, and hopefully I'll like it as much. I read the post about you revealing a spoiler, so I stopped your video a little short to not hear it.

txcab's picture

This is so cool, I can't wait to read the book,thanks Bridget,you are awesome!

dukedogpuppy's picture

Well the book doesn't sound like its for me, but good synopsis of the book. My mom will probably like it, thanks for the Christmas gift idea!

missfunkadilly's picture

oooh.. another book i wanted to read, because of the link to india. the review certainly piqued my interest, but once again, it's not quite in depth enough for me. good overall view, but it left me wanting more. i guess that's a good thing.

zoesmomknits's picture

I started reading this book and I got really stuck on the pray part. I agree that she was pretty self indulgent. I probably wouldn't recommend the book but I would recommend this video because it tells it like it is!

cocokid's picture

Bridget always manages to tell things at face value. I was one who needs to learn to love myself more so thanks.

nicole_72576's picture

Hmm.. interesting book. Let me read that next week along with Ignited and I will put my reviews on

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