A review by oliviahamilton
What I Talk about When I Talk about Running by Haruki Murakami

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Great to listen to the audiobook on or just after a run. I liked the memoir aspect of it too, and how so many of his reflections were informed by the way his running has changed over the decades. He talks about how thoughts you have while running are ephemeral: they come and go with no way to write them down. I feel similarly about this book — I didn’t write any quotes down (even though I could have once I stopped running) but it felt profound nonetheless. Would definitely read again if/when I get out of the running habit or am training for a race again.