I won't offer up the tired old assurance that this book "changed my life," but it has provoked some very interesting thoughts and ideas. Reading about Gilbert's journey has led me to take a good look at my own trip through life, and my ideas about spirituality and religion. This is a very personal memoir written by a woman, and so it has very strong feminine overtones; however, I think the subject matter ranges far and wide enough that any individual can find threads to which he or she can easily relate.