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“A veces, algunas personas se dirigen a los que corremos a diario para preguntarnos burlonamente si lo que pretendemos con tanto esfuerzo es vivir más. La verdad e que no creo que haya mucha gente que corra a fin de vivir más. Más bien tengo la impresión de que son más numerosos los que corren pensando: «No importa si no vivo mucho, pero, mientras viva, quiero al menos que esa vida sea plena»”

reading only up to the first chapter - as a runner who need to have an alone time myself, i could relate to murakami so much

i've never read any murakami and had the idea his work was difficult or inaccessible but this book is conversational, almost casual. the thrust of this seems to be how he's grown as a person through running, that he needs to put his thoughts down in writing to understand situations clearly. there's a promise of relatability, or perhaps bringing something to the surface? i'll commit to the first three chapters...