What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami

My review

rating: 5 of 5 stars
Haruki Murakami is an interesting man. He’s done so much with his life, and it is always surprising to me to hear about his life as a runner. Through this book, he is extremely humble about his running, which works to his advantage in expressing to the reader how important the world of running is to him.

Murakami details why he runs, which isn’t an easy question to answer, and is one which most runners struggle with every day. He talks about running as a way of life, not just something that he does to stay in shape, to be healthy, or to lose weight – although these are all results he enjoys from maintaining a runner’s lifestyle.

He also shows off his storytelling abilities by walking the reader through several races he’s done. Runners always enjoy reading about what other runners go through during training and racing. Murakami’s stories are entertaining, and inspirational.


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