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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
I'm not a runner, but I am a big fan of Murakami's writing, and I was pleased to read his voice come through as clearly in his nonfiction as it does in his novels.
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
Another "did not finish". I'm not a runner, so I could not relate to that theme. Again, this book felt very stream of consciousness/rambling and I was not in the mood for that.
I have grappled with Murakami twice before, and both times I have lost horrifically with my main takeaway being bafflement. I struggled to page 400/600 on Killing Commendatore, and triumphantly finished 1/3 of 1Q84 before promptly ignoring the two remaining parts of my bookset. Honestly even I don't understand why these books are so difficult for me. I typically love books that are horrific, disgusting, crass, really I'm absolutely no prude. I feel like I will read basically anything. Yet still the way Murakami writes makes me literally shake my head, swear in public, and hastily slam the book shut before anyone can see wtf I am looking at, because I, honest to God, cannot believe the nonsense he crams into literally every other page of a book. But still, in between the most abhorrent sex scenes ever put to paper is some really thoughtful and introspective concepts that I love to think about. So obviously I have been wondering what kinda freak this man is to cook this shit up.
Lo and behold, Sophia puts his little memoir into her reading list, and get this: it's about running. He likes running? I like running. We apparently have so much in common. So I decide, the best and most true way to experience What He Talks About When He Talks About Running is to go on a run and listen to somebody talk about it. So I go out planning on a 10k, and then Murakami casually mentions that he does that literally every single day at a pace that is, embarrassingly, quite a bit faster than mine. Okay, way to flex on me, bro. Then he goes on to call out little college girls who can only run mid-distance with their little blonde ponytails bobbing back and forth, because they 'cannot stand pain, and really, have no reason to anyways.' Okay, intellectual read of the century.
Despite these prudent callouts, it really was a 10/10 experience. I found I actually agreed outright with a lot of his points, and when he did get around to giving advice it was neither too unbearable nor too preachy (okay, it was a little bit, but that is probably because I am allergic to self-help). Then he hit me with some knock-out life knowledge that is still very humbly about running. It turns out, he is actually a pretty regular and likable guy. So what gives? Why the fuck are all his protagonists such obnoxious pricks? Is it, like, a conscious choice to write novels that make me want to bash my head into walls? He is still a bit casually sexist here, but just like, the normal male author amount. Why does he intentionally dial it up to 3000 for his novels? We could have been bros, bro.
Lo and behold, Sophia puts his little memoir into her reading list, and get this: it's about running. He likes running? I like running. We apparently have so much in common. So I decide, the best and most true way to experience What He Talks About When He Talks About Running is to go on a run and listen to somebody talk about it. So I go out planning on a 10k, and then Murakami casually mentions that he does that literally every single day at a pace that is, embarrassingly, quite a bit faster than mine. Okay, way to flex on me, bro. Then he goes on to call out little college girls who can only run mid-distance with their little blonde ponytails bobbing back and forth, because they 'cannot stand pain, and really, have no reason to anyways.' Okay, intellectual read of the century.
Despite these prudent callouts, it really was a 10/10 experience. I found I actually agreed outright with a lot of his points, and when he did get around to giving advice it was neither too unbearable nor too preachy (okay, it was a little bit, but that is probably because I am allergic to self-help). Then he hit me with some knock-out life knowledge that is still very humbly about running. It turns out, he is actually a pretty regular and likable guy. So what gives? Why the fuck are all his protagonists such obnoxious pricks? Is it, like, a conscious choice to write novels that make me want to bash my head into walls? He is still a bit casually sexist here, but just like, the normal male author amount. Why does he intentionally dial it up to 3000 for his novels? We could have been bros, bro.
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lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
This is my first audiobook! I think I like it better because I listened to it - it was nice listening to Murakami’s reflections.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
emotional
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced