The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
Ratings12
Average rating4.1
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Ratings12
Average rating4.1
From the New York Times best-selling author Matthew Inman, aka "The Oatmeal", comes this collection of comics and stories about running, eating, napping, and one cartoonist's reasons for running across mountains until his toenails fall off. Contains over 70 pages of never-before-seen comics.
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My favourite part was the story of how Japanese bees deal with being attacked by a Japanese hornet. That and the description of the journey from lump to runner were great and, on their own, would've made for a five-star book. What lost my interest and appreciation were the condescension, ableist language, and unnecessary snark. I'm not about insulting others to make myself feel better and at times that's what I felt was happening (e.g., tanning bed baked potatoes. I frequently really like The Oatmeal but this is the first time I've read one of the books. Maybe I'm just meant to take it in small doses. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
That story about the Japanese bees and hornets is really great, though.
I love it. This is really spot on regarding my new running craze (minus the hornets).
I run so I can continue to eat and drink awesome Oregon beers.
