tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881813880664656664.post2419360239094424970..comments2022-11-17T03:26:03.967-08:00Comments on Spring Thunder: eat pray love barfMari Goldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10245944863761903118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881813880664656664.post-41981486905600650542010-09-02T08:43:34.890-07:002010-09-02T08:43:34.890-07:00Thanks for offering that vignette, Ridwan. I can&...Thanks for offering that vignette, Ridwan. I can't believe this book is popular worldwide. And I will read that link you've cited. <br /><br />To be fair, I forgot to mention that the author did collect enough money for a woman on Bali to get a house, and that was a wonderful thing.<br /><br />Take care, Brother.<br /><br />ShusliMari Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245944863761903118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881813880664656664.post-80003279283428829362010-09-01T23:48:34.275-07:002010-09-01T23:48:34.275-07:00My dear sista I must confess that I was thinking y...My dear sista I must confess that I was thinking your blog was no more.<br /><br />I was delighted to see I was wrong!<br /><br />A couple of friends and I were sitting in a Seattle's Coffee in Pretoria (yep they here too) when my friend Pat remarked that she had just finished reading the book and it was "amazing".<br /><br />Her remark came just days after a return from India and was brought on by a younger sista reading the same book at the table opposite to us.<br /><br />"That is a wonderful book," she said to the sista. "I know I know and I am going to buy it," (the coffee shop is inside a bookstore).<br /><br />She ended buying the book and on our way out my friend D. remarked that he knew a little about the book and it was "crap".<br /><br />Pat was long gone by then.<br /><br />I made a mental note for some reason and just days after I came across this Dissident Voice post:<br />http://dissidentvoice.org/2010/08/eat-pray-love-author-so-spiritual-she-eats-veal/#more-20996<br /><br />It is scathing no doubt and I forwarded it to Pat. She was not happy.<br /><br />"Why do folks read into stuff so much that is not there," she complained.<br /><br />I backed off. Felt like I had intruded into an area where boys like me do no belong.<br /><br />Then I read your post and I re-emerged. <br /><br />Thank you for writing this post!<br /><br />I hate appropriating and I'm tired of journeys through the "Indian and African" terrain.<br /><br />It is almost as if we do not exist unless some overfed westerner says so.<br /><br />Ok, its early morning and I need to run to work.<br /><br />Peace to you and Rachel.<br /><br />Onward!<br />RidwanRidwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881813880664656664.post-85807948554450682032010-08-17T14:35:35.944-07:002010-08-17T14:35:35.944-07:00After reading your review, I'm glad I followed...After reading your review, I'm glad I followed my instincts and didn't go to this flick.<br /><br />And, hey, I'm as straight as they come, but that Javier Bardem has got something going on...Dade Cariagahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431049944346345893noreply@blogger.com