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I received an advanced reader's copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
While very well-written and thoroughly researched, it was not what I expected. I went into it thinking I was going to read a memoir but what I got was a thought-provoking thesis on women running in history, with the author's own experience as add-ins.
The historical aspect of women running in history was interesting. The common theme represented was that most descriptions associated with women running was do to f ...more
While very well-written and thoroughly researched, it was not what I expected. I went into it thinking I was going to read a memoir but what I got was a thought-provoking thesis on women running in history, with the author's own experience as add-ins.
The historical aspect of women running in history was interesting. The common theme represented was that most descriptions associated with women running was do to f ...more
Aug 13, 2018
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I'm conflicted about this book. It's a well written book, it just isn't the book that I thought I was getting or that I particularly wanted to read. I anticipated a book about running through grief as the author trained for a marathon, and we got that. But there was also a lot-maybe too much?-on the history of running, women's running,running in antiquity, possible mythical running achievements, many of which could have been their own books. As a result, I felt that when she finally got to runni
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I received a copy of The Long Run from Netgalley in exchange for my review.
The author shares her journey through grief; interweaving her story with anecdotes of running history. She's a talented writer--and the book is interesting. It didn't grab me as I hoped it would, but I did enjoy it and would recommend it to anyone who loves running. ...more
The author shares her journey through grief; interweaving her story with anecdotes of running history. She's a talented writer--and the book is interesting. It didn't grab me as I hoped it would, but I did enjoy it and would recommend it to anyone who loves running. ...more
