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Meh. A very interesting topic, but the author writes in a breathless local-news style ("and up next... which of your everyday kitchen cleaning chemicals MIGHT CAUSE CANCER IN YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY FOR NINE GENERATIONS!!!?").
I'd recommend passing on this, and looking for alternatives if you are interested in the topic.
I'd recommend passing on this, and looking for alternatives if you are interested in the topic.
What a beautiful meditation on daily practices. Contrary to the title, this isn't really a book about running. It's more a book about rhythms and disciplines. Running and racing in triathlons, sure, but it's more about the rhythms of living and writing that Murakami has wound into his life. It's a deeply impactful book wrapped up in a delicate little package. Very spiritual in the broad sense of the word.
I've never read Murakami before this, but I'm diving deep into his novels immediately after this as a result.
I can't say enough positive about this book. I loved it on audiobook, as I got a great sense of the author's humor that I may not have heard in the written text in the same way. I'll buy it and hand it around.
I've never read Murakami before this, but I'm diving deep into his novels immediately after this as a result.
I can't say enough positive about this book. I loved it on audiobook, as I got a great sense of the author's humor that I may not have heard in the written text in the same way. I'll buy it and hand it around.
A solid 4.5 star book, rounding up to entertainment factor.
A bit rambling in the last third, but still quite entertaining. This is one I'm very happy to have heard in audio form, read by the author. A fun companion on my commute. Also, it's more about "the madness industry" than it is about psychopathy or psychopaths.
WAY better than "The Sociopath Next Door".
A bit rambling in the last third, but still quite entertaining. This is one I'm very happy to have heard in audio form, read by the author. A fun companion on my commute. Also, it's more about "the madness industry" than it is about psychopathy or psychopaths.
WAY better than "The Sociopath Next Door".
This is one of the best nonfiction books I've read this year.
Starting with the basics: McDougall's book begins as an exploration into running injuries, but is really about three interweaving themes: Ultramarathon running; the Tarahumara people; and barefoot running.
I was most impressed by *how* McDougall tells these three stories. They're all interconnected, and I had the sense that the book works like waves crashing onto the beach - each wave overlaps the ones that had come before, mixing and making the previous wave reverberate. It's a truly impressive writing job.
And it's a fascinating story, and inspiring, and very entertaining.
Starting with the basics: McDougall's book begins as an exploration into running injuries, but is really about three interweaving themes: Ultramarathon running; the Tarahumara people; and barefoot running.
I was most impressed by *how* McDougall tells these three stories. They're all interconnected, and I had the sense that the book works like waves crashing onto the beach - each wave overlaps the ones that had come before, mixing and making the previous wave reverberate. It's a truly impressive writing job.
And it's a fascinating story, and inspiring, and very entertaining.