Unlock Your Creative Potential and Live Fearlessly with Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic

Jonathan BelleJonathan Belle: This isn't just a book; it's a journey through the creative process that enlightened me with its profound principles. As an artist, I found an abundance of inspiration and actionable wisdom in its chapters. Elizabeth Gilbert speaks to the soul of every creator, urging us to embrace our curiosities and let go of the fears that hinder our creativity. It's a manifesto that challenges you to live a life driven by creativity rather than fear. For anyone looking to spark their creative spirit, this book is a guiding light. Highly recommend it for a transformative perspective on the arts and beyond. #BigMagic #CreativeLife

United States on Nov 07, 2023

Nayana GeorgeNayana George: I can't remember another book which has influenced me so much recently. It's a must read. The way Elizabeth Gilbert talks about creative living is worth the read .

India on Oct 14, 2023

mamma2004: I've read this book several times and get something new every time. Liz Gilbert gives of us, artist or not, some important wisdom and guidance for life. I enjoy how she personalises her philosophy with auto-biographic stories.

United Kingdom on Oct 07, 2023

Kindle Customer: It was a very nice book, very motivating and written in a nice and entertaining way.

Netherlands on Aug 22, 2023

L Rainbow: This book is such an inspiration! I didn't expect it would be. I'm an artist, a ceramicist and a colleague recommended this book as she knows I like to read. I create ceramics but I'm also a teacher of ceramics, and also I write texts for my social media accounts. The book Big magic is an inspiration in all three.

How I see this book:
It's written in a simple down to earth conversational way and it is easy to read.
It's a kind of musing on subject of the creativity and creative process .
It's almost like a self help book for anyone doubting their ability to create or anyone needing a push to pursue their passion as a hobby.

For me it is way more than all that. For me it's a way of returning back to when I first discovered clay and living that moment of being a novice, a beginner. I's valuable to be able to do that as now I'm teaching beginners and it's good to remind myself how it is to be in their skin.
For me this book is also an inspiration on social media.

There are nuggets of wisdom and original thinking intersperced throughout the book. I have underlined the parts I particularly enjoyed reading so I can read a sentence or two as an...

Germany on Apr 17, 2023

KatjaKatja: The quality of the book and print is ok. This is not a review of the book itself. The text is rather widely spaced, but I guess it makes it easier to read. Overall, it’s a regular pocket book, good quality.

Sweden on Mar 08, 2023

C.LacroixC.Lacroix: With a title like “Big Magic” I guess I was expecting profound life changing advice to totally rock my world, but for me, this one was a huge flop! I’ve seen this book before that came across my Amazon suggestions, but when I saw it being highly recommended in a paint party business group I signed up for, I felt like it was a sign that I had to order it especially after reading the reviews and informational interviews with the artist on YT.
So I ordered this book after hearing some of Elizabeth Gilbert’s talks about her book and hearing so many profound ‘ah-ha!!’ moments that convinced me that I HAD to get this book and read more hoping that the full content would be 1000x better than just what I heard. Well, I finally received this today and read it within 2 hrs time front to back and was sadly disappointed!!
I’m not sure what it I was that didn’t do it for me with this one, but it didn’t meet anywhere’s close to my expectations despite what I heard from the author and its reviews before I actually read the book. I sort of found it annoying and was waiting for it to get better, but for me, it just never got to that point. I hate starting a book and not...

United States on Nov 15, 2022

ARHuelsenbeck: I find Elizabeth Gilbert interesting. But I only partially agree with her.

I bought and read Eat, Pray, Love (after the movie—which I never saw—came out). Then I took it to my local secondhand bookstore and traded it for credit.

Some of you know I am a bookaholic (*cough* hoarder). Two new books arrived at my house today. My daughter says, “Why do you still buy books? Duh, you can borrow them from the library for free.”

I did my share of traipsing back and forth from the library with shopping bags full of books every two weeks from the time I was six until my kids were grown. I’ve bought books at garage sales for ten cents. I still buy used books, but if there’s a book I want to read now and I can’t find it used or on sale, I’ll gladly pay $24.95 for it, anticipating a long-term relationship. I like to devour them, and then come back to them again and again to re-digest them.

But one time through Eat, Pray, Love was enough. It didn’t earn space on my bookshelf (or in my closet, or in a box on the floor of my study…). I enjoyed the intimate look at Gilbert’s life and the glimpse of how her brain works, but I’ll never read it...

United States on Mar 27, 2016