Shirley Maclaine's book

[Preston Pittman]

"Chaque a son gout" (Everyone has their own taste) I read Shirley Maclaine's
book when it came out (how long ago was it?) and thought it was the worst
book I had ever read cover to cover.  I usually put down books I dislike
that much but felt obligated to get through it somehow because it was
related to the Camino.  In the end, I thought it did not really reveal
anything about the Camino - and I thought it was really about Shirley
Maclaine's Ego and Self-absorbtion with a dash of fuzzy-headed New Age BS.
Sorry - don't mean to offend anyone who did like it or discourage anyone
from reading it - but it definitely was not my "cup of tea".  On the other
hand, Paul Coehlo's book, which Howard disliked for some reason I didn't
mind at all (even though it also had it's own fair amount of New Age
fuzzy-headedness).  I think one of the things I liked about Coehlo's book
(as opposed to Maclaine's) was that at the end of each chapter he gave a
little spiritual exercise one could do - which loosely related to his stages
of the Camino.  If I remember correctly Coehlo and Maclaine both had
experiences with fierce dogs.


>From: Howard Mendes <HMe347aAOL.COM>
>Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
>To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
>Subject: Re: Shirley Maclaine's book
>Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:04:48 EST
>
>In a message dated 2/8/2002 10:50:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>andreaaCORP.IDT.NET writes:
>
>
> > I have just started Shirley Maclaine's book on her Camino.  It's
>fabulous!
> > Has anyone else read it?
> >
>
>Yes, I liked it except for the mystical parts.  Fun reading.  Did not like
>Coehlo's book.
>Howard Mendes, NYC


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