ashleyvaldez's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
shortthoughts's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting memoir and reflections on writing and running.
ebonsignori's review against another edition
4.0
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
“The thoughts that occur to me while I’m running are like clouds in the sky. Clouds of all different sizes. They come and they go, while the sky remains the same sky as always. The clouds are mere guests in the sky that pass away and vanish, leaving behind the sky. The sky both exists and doesn’t exist. It has substance and at the same time doesn’t. And we merely accept that vast expanse and drink it in.”
And he mentions somewhere about not running to live longer, but to get the most out of life.
Incredibly relatable and satisfying read with a lot of parallels between running and mindfulness
“The thoughts that occur to me while I’m running are like clouds in the sky. Clouds of all different sizes. They come and they go, while the sky remains the same sky as always. The clouds are mere guests in the sky that pass away and vanish, leaving behind the sky. The sky both exists and doesn’t exist. It has substance and at the same time doesn’t. And we merely accept that vast expanse and drink it in.”
And he mentions somewhere about not running to live longer, but to get the most out of life.
Incredibly relatable and satisfying read with a lot of parallels between running and mindfulness
megummy1112's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.75
snow45's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 resumidamente o murakami só corre e escreve (às vezes pedala e nada)
sandeestarlite's review against another edition
4.0
An ode to running without being preachy. Just his thoughts about it. I loved his take that it quiets his mind and makes him a better writer.
mayyya02's review
5.0
Simultaneously made me want to take up running (I won't) and do a bunch of writing (I might). Loved it down to the little details, like Murakami describing things as simple as the ocean.