Wednesday, 27 May 2020

Book Review: Haruki Murakami - What I Talk about When I Talk about Running (published in 2007)


Reread 2020: 


I read this book for the first time back in 2010. Back then, I didn't even consider running myself. I think I picked this book (by the looks of the label I bought it in Thailand) back in 2009, because I liked Murakami's writing. 

Now, I can understand what he means. I have started running myself, and his words are really inspiring to read. Murakami is such a "normal" but at the same time extraordinary person. The way he writes about long-distance running (and novel writing) are inspirational to me. 

Yesterday, I went running my usual 5km with this book in mind. Who knows, maybe I'm able to complete a marathon one day. For now, it's good enough to just keep running and keeping my body fit.

4 stars

Statistics:
Date read: May 10, 2020
Date published: October 15, 2007
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Pages: 181
Genre: Memoir/Biography
My Number of Books Read by this Author: 4

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