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crsllvn's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
dromerjen's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
4.0
This was such a cute, heartwarming little book ❤️
gnoe's review against another edition
4.0
Vooral de herkenning aan ezelgedrag en -persoonlijkheden is heerlijk. Ook af en toe nog een tip opgepikt. Maar de vele uitweidingen hadden voor mij wel minder gemogen. Ik denk niet dat ik een boek van deze schrijver dat níet over ezels gaat ook zal lezen - not my preferred style.
degroot_maartje's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
k_meredith's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
I really really like 90% of this book. Sherman and the other donkeys are so entertaining, and the stories of the team overcoming obstacles all because this poor donkey needed a reason to live are super cool. I also learned some new stuff about the Amish community. I have some issues with how they handled a main character's depression. I have some general knowledge about the Wim Hof method and some idea of which parts of it have been scientifically tested, and I don't like that the book asserts that Wim Hof is a possible alternative to medicine for depression, especially in regards to someone who has already gone off antidepressants and attempted suicide. That is not something that has been studied any more than anecdotally, and I don't feel the book presents the possible depression treatment benefits as anecdotal. That also makes me more skeptical of some of the other apparent-scientific claims in this book. It was a little sad for me because I can't give the book a full throated recommendation, which is totally what I wanted to do up until the last 25%. Still super worth reading, just me mindful of your own mental state when you do so. I also for sure want to do the Leadville Burro Race at some point in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Car accident
theleppy's review
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
4.0
This book was a lot of fun and honestly I wish I had the time to try burro racing because it honestly sounded like a lot of fun even though it was a lot of hard work to prepare. The story was funny at times and very enjoyable. The author goes off on a few tangents about amish life, all kinds of races and animals as therapy but all of them are fun and I found myself lost in them and the lives of the people involved.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
The book is more about how animals helped humans through depression after past suicide attempts and the mentions are brief.nvsahota's review
5.0
You should read this book if you like: animals, memoirs, feel-good books, running, the farm life
bookishbecca's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.75
julis's review
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relaxing
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3.0
I think my parents got me this because it combines “running” with “animals”, and that would be a sure hit right?
There’s not enough donkeys, the training that is in here is very bad (hi Cesar Millan), and sure, most of the threads tie back together at the end. But large portions read very much like someone’s weekly column in the locals section of a newspaper. Sure, it connects somewhere. But there’s a whole chapter dedicated to the science behind the human-animal bond (and Cesar fucking Millan???). Huge chunks of the book have nothing even superficially to do with running with a donkey. This very much has the vibe (confirmed in the acknowledgements) of a story hauled together in order to have something to publish.
There’s not enough donkeys, the training that is in here is very bad (hi Cesar Millan), and sure, most of the threads tie back together at the end. But large portions read very much like someone’s weekly column in the locals section of a newspaper. Sure, it connects somewhere. But there’s a whole chapter dedicated to the science behind the human-animal bond (and Cesar fucking Millan???). Huge chunks of the book have nothing even superficially to do with running with a donkey. This very much has the vibe (confirmed in the acknowledgements) of a story hauled together in order to have something to publish.