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A review by julis
Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall
funny
inspiring
relaxing
fast-paced
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.