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| What I Talk About When I Talk About Running | 
 enlarge | Author: Haruki Murakami
Creator: Philip Gabriel
Publisher: Knopf
Category: Book
List Price: $21.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 1415
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 175
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0307269191
Dewey Decimal Number: 895.635
EAN: 9780307269195
ASIN: 0307269191
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
 Author and Runner September 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Murakami-san books tend to be surreal and the endings could leave you in suspense. Hence, this non-fiction gives you an insight to him as a person and what goes through his mind as he runs the original marathon in reverse, his attempts in ultra-marathons and triathlon. Very interesting reading and his coming to terms that he can no longer improve on his timing and injuries resonates with runners around the world.
Great for Murakami Fans, Runners and Triathletes September 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm an enormous fan of Murakami's work, and I'm also a long distance runner and a budding triathlete, so this book was almost tailor made for me. I think if you fall into any one of those three buckets you will find this book compelling and enjoyable.
Murakami's insights into the significance of running in the lives of runners is perfect -- it's a very hard thing to articulate to the majority of people who think you are crazy for running and would never do so voluntarily.
Also, the autobiographical tidbits are a joy for Murakami fans: they feel like clues to some of the mysteries in his novels.
I'm not sure if I would take any training advice from Murakami, but I loved the book!
I LOVED this book! September 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a lifelong professional writer and a 5-mile-a-day runner since 1980, as well as 1985 completer of the Boston Marathon (and approximately the author's age).... I LOVED this book! Period!
What I talk about when I talk about running September 17, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I enjoy Murakami's free flowing thought process which is the basis of this book and central to his novels. It is clear from this memoir that his central characters in his fictional works are closely based on the writer himself. I have read all his books that have been translated into English. I also have a copy of his book " Sydney" written around the olympic games in Sydney where I live . Unfortunately it is in Japanese and although I have studied Japanese my knowledge of the language is not nearly good enough to read it properly. I would very much appreciate it if Amazon could ask Murakami-san to get the book translated into english.
Murakami Fan
Gordon Conroy
Sydney Australia
 not quite September 10, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Though a well-intentioned tribute to the significance of running in the author's life, the narrative lacks both depth and insight. Still, it is not without value, and makes for a pleasant (though somewhat tame) read. Readers looking for a more gratifying read on running, however, should try Benjamin Cheever's "Strides: Running Through History With An Unlikely Athlete."
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