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zeh's review against another edition
4.0
Great (albeit short) memoir, full of introspection and interesting thoughts on running.
This is the book I wanted to read and didn't know. It's an awesome read about running, writing, and the author's own mind. I found myself nodding in agreement to him too many times, thinking "damn, this guy gets me". Pretty inspiring as well.
I haven't read any of Murakami's books yet, but after this, I'll really have to!
This is the book I wanted to read and didn't know. It's an awesome read about running, writing, and the author's own mind. I found myself nodding in agreement to him too many times, thinking "damn, this guy gets me". Pretty inspiring as well.
I haven't read any of Murakami's books yet, but after this, I'll really have to!
the_running_reader_'s review against another edition
3.0
“All I do is keep on running in my own cozy, homemade void, my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says.”
ofuchi's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
got me back into running and i hope i continue doing so. It was easy to read, made the perfect bedtime story, and my first Murakami book.
pikusonali's review against another edition
4.0
I am a huge Murakami fan. Although I have read only 5 books written by him. His writing affects me in strange ways and that's why I avoid reading too much lest things become too intense.
I seriously started running 2 years ago in a bid to get more fit. From November to February, the weather in Mumbai is unusually pleasant and perfect to run. Mornings are chilly but not unforgivable cold. You feel amazing to run, in the dark, when the sun is just about threatening to rise before normal everyday chaotic life takes over.
Murakami's WITAWITAR is a memoir, a diary of sorts that chronicles the Japanese writer's obsession with long-distance running. Along with running, Murakami talks about his writing, his creative thinking process, and dispenses wisdom that is both simple and instructive. It's not just a book about running but also about ageing and writing and life.
The best part about this book is that you get to see a very different Murakami here. Not that Murakami, who writes magical realism and potent intense stuff but a Murakami all of us can identify with. And if you are a runner, more so....
I seriously started running 2 years ago in a bid to get more fit. From November to February, the weather in Mumbai is unusually pleasant and perfect to run. Mornings are chilly but not unforgivable cold. You feel amazing to run, in the dark, when the sun is just about threatening to rise before normal everyday chaotic life takes over.
Murakami's WITAWITAR is a memoir, a diary of sorts that chronicles the Japanese writer's obsession with long-distance running. Along with running, Murakami talks about his writing, his creative thinking process, and dispenses wisdom that is both simple and instructive. It's not just a book about running but also about ageing and writing and life.
The best part about this book is that you get to see a very different Murakami here. Not that Murakami, who writes magical realism and potent intense stuff but a Murakami all of us can identify with. And if you are a runner, more so....