Book Review #20 - 'What I Talk About When I Talk About Running' by Haruki Murakami

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki MurakamiMy rating: 3 of 5 stars

Another Haruki Murakami work im reading/listening this year.
Being an audiobook that runs for 4hours I was able to complete it in two days and understood that audible audio books can be a good way to read too.

Review:

We have read books or biographies by sport personalities turning into an author, here the experience of a popular author Haruki Murakami's as a long-distance runners/triathletes and the impact running has had on the author’s life and work is narrated in 9 different essays.

Quotes From The Book:

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

“The most important thing we learn at school is the fact that the most important things can't be learned at school.”

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Book Review #19 - Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood by Haruki MurakamiMy rating: 3 of 5 stars

Whatever I read this year is mostly of Haruki Murakami this year!

The books cover design is so attractive, only while completing the half of the book i understood that the front cover is showing three main characters of the novel standing in a triangle which pretty much hints about their triangle love story.

Review:

'Norwegian Wood' is a slow and sad love story but still it is good and leaves a mark.

Similar to author's other works here we again have the characters who are mostly dealing with depression, guilt, loss, death.

Quotes From The Book:

“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”

“What happens when people open their hearts?"
"They get better.”

“Letters are just pieces of paper," I said. "Burn them, and what stays in your heart will stay; keep them, and what vanishes will vanish.” 

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