What I Talk About When I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami Reviews

I am an avid Haruki Murakami fan and I awaited the publication of his latest writing eagerly. The book description states that this book is 'the closest thing to a memoir that Haruki Murakami will ever write.' The book is about more than running, a fan of his would expect nothing less. After selling his jazz bar in the early 80s ...  Read the complete review

Being a fan of Murakamis' and having read all his books released so far I was pretty excited to see that he had another book out which I somehow hadn't previously noticed. I saw it in a bookshop and did think it was a little on the thin side for its £7.00 price tag, and the writing in the book is also quite large and spaced out. However, seeing as ...  Read the complete review

I came across this book early this year. I have read several of Murakami's works including The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, some of his short stories, and Norwegian Wood, all of which I have found to be brilliant reads. ---------- The Writer. Haruki Murakami himself is a 59 year old Japanese novelist, often described as the ...  Read the complete review

This book received an excellent review in the Telegraph a while back, and so I bought a copy for my boss who is a runner. He was chuffed to bits with it, and leant it to me when he had finished it. I am not a runner, but I am interested in the mentality that goes behind running, so I was happy to give it a go. Haruki Murakami is a ...  Read the complete review