What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

It's not terrible, but it certainly didn't set me on fire. My main problem perhaps is that I am mostly ambivalent towards long distance running, especially after I know the long term health problems you get from it. The deification of the sport had always puzzled me, so Murakami's poetic musings did not stir me. And although he does give some insight into writing, they were not mind blowing. He just doesn't go deep enough: it's all very surface though they were some good tips. Therefore, it wasn't impactful to me, not on the level of Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott or Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert. Those were fantastic! This book was an all around meh to me. I STILL don't get why he's so popular.