Yep, I've bought it and read it. By the way, I'm not a fan of modern literature, of course, as a philologist I always keep an eye on new novels and creations of modern writers, but I can't say that I like tendencies in literature of nowadays. 

I've heard much about this book, I knew it was a best-seller, I even saw the trailer to the movie (with an incredible Julia playing Liz), but I was hesitating for some time, 'cause I couldn't decide should I read this or not. So, I decided to buy this novel, it took me few days to decide on the language, I've chosen english! I think it's better to read a book in the original, if you know well a foreign language. 

I took this novel with me during my stay in Finland this July. I was reading it during a week, and this novel was great for me, just in time! This summer was very hard to me, I have just broken up with my boyfriend, buried my grandfather, who died of cancer, so I was outliving a family tragedy, and couldn't find a calmness and harmony. This book was very easy to read and optimistic to think and get experience. I can't say that Elizabeth Gilbert opened my eyes on many life facts I haven't known before, but it was good to me, it reminded me that everybody can  rehabilitate oneself by making the things he or she needs. Someone may go on traveling, someone may sit alone in his apartment crying all the time, everyone choses his own way (his own lifeline, I prefer to say so). The only thing you should remember about is that everything goes on, time helps you to move on and we all "attraversiamo".

There are many things in this novel, which a simple reader from Russia won't understand, for example, even me with all my european thoughts and views on life, I couldn't understand how a woman can loose everything in her early 30-ties, 'cause not every woman in my country at 30 has her own apartment and country-house, so many things depend on mentality of a person and traditions and situations of reality of her country.

another fact that surprised me a lot, was Liz's decision to start traveling. On the one hand it was a great and brave step in her life, on the other hand, it's hard to imagine a woman, leaving all her business, relations, family and friends to start traveling around the world. I think that Liz Gilbert is a very brave person and everyone has much to learn about her experience. 

I've heard much about people, like Liz, who decided to travel or move to another country or even a continent just because they'd like to, with no special reason, just because of the desire. I admire such people, unfortunately, I do not meet many of them, 'cause people like them are usually travel around Europe or USA, only few of them can be met on the streets of my city. I know that I'd like to become one of them, to travel to Europe, to live in different places and cities, to express life, to feel life in all its ways, difficulties and moments of happiness.