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Wait, Avoid, Ignore

LisaJanuary 8, 2008May 29, 2014

Okay, so should I read Eat, Pray, Love? I know it’s #1 on the USA Today list right now. I know it’s been a bestseller for 50 weeks, and it’s surely going to be on the annual bestseller list for 2007. And I know that reading it will give me untold insights into the American psyche. Well, maybe.

But its name just totally bugs me. I know that sounds stupid, but I’m really into names, and this one is just…ugh. It smacks of A Female Journey, all serious and misty.

Am I wrong? Am I a jerk? Is this book wonderful? Please enlighten me!

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3 thoughts on “Wait, Avoid, Ignore”

  1. Bobbie says:
    January 11, 2008 at 8:57 am

    I liked it. I was hesitant about it too, but I heard so many good things that I had to give it a try. It’s better than the title!

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  2. Linda says:
    January 15, 2008 at 2:52 pm

    Hi Lisa,

    I didn’t want to read it either b/c I don’t generally enjoy “travelogue” books, but at my friend’s urging I did so, and I wound up LOVING it. Worth a try on your end at least I’d say. As I read more, I liked it more. But, of course, art (and what we like to read) is subjective.

    Another book I read and want to share with you is “Dancing Backward in Paradise” by a Southern writer, Vera Jane Cook. Her characters are great, and it left me wondering about their lives weeks after I’d finished the story. I would put this in a category similar to “Fried Green Tomatoes” if you’ve read that one.

    Two different genres, but both good reads.

    Happy 2008!

    Cheers,
    Linda

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  3. Lisa Adams says:
    January 20, 2008 at 11:00 am

    Thanks for your advice, folks! No one wrote to tell me the book sucked, so I guess I have to read it now. Bummer, dude.

    I’ll check out Vera Jane Cook, Linda — thanks for the recommendation! I did quite enjoy Fried Green Tomatoes. So see, I’m not a total grump.

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