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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running: A Memoir

Haruki Murakami

3.8 AVERAGE

raereads15's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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What a gem. This book is about so much more than running. Murakami does an incredible job of demonstrating how we do one thing is oftentimes how or why we do something else. Like him, I am drawn to yoga (he, writing) + running because you truly don’t need anything besides yourself. I also enjoyed his observations on aging + the acceptance that is required to continue to do the thing.

cysionbe's review against another edition

5.0

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Definitely a book to appreciate better if you run yourself.

hstcrow's review against another edition

2.5

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It’s incredibly annoying that for Murakami to be a good writer he has to be insufferably pretentious 

joylesnick's review against another edition

3.0

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Just ok. Maybe I'll change my mind after book club discussion...

adelajda's review against another edition

4.5

informative inspiring medium-paced

jamesmcaulay's review against another edition

5.0

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Honest, funny and incredibly inspiring. Was genuinely upset when this delightful book was over.

davide_e_e's review against another edition

2.0

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Diverse riflessioni sulla corsa e sulla vita in generale

jblynn's review against another edition

3.5

inspiring medium-paced

allisonboydcrane's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

ntspice95's review against another edition

3.25

reflective slow-paced