Review by Wriley -- Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons" by Sam Brand.]
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Brand is a former marathon runner who trains daily, eats only healthy foods, and focuses solely on completing marathons. He runs the New York Marathon which ends in Central Park. Brand has an epiphany after the race because of the beauty of Central Park. He comes to understand that his ant and chimp friends are much happier in life than him. Brand realizes the ant works toward one goal, running the marathon and ignores what really matters in life, finding true happiness.
Brand organizes the book into 26.2 chapters based on the length of a marathon. He reveals information about his life in short chapters with usually only a single paragraph. The entire book feels like a creative satire. Brand presents his perspective as humor mixed with a deeper message.[I]Dolphins Don't Run Marathons[/I] primary message is to encourage the reader to enjoy the world around them.
This is a philosophical book written in a simple narrative. In some ways, Brand is a genius to write a book with only a few sentences per page. He makes his point with a candid and humorous perspective. I would firmly place the book in the self-help satire category, if that's even a real genre. I like that Brand uses satire that actually makes sense, and shows his point of view clearly.
The sections of the book that I did not like are where Brand repeatedly emphasizes certain ideas. An example of this is when Brand describes how wonderful the beauty of Central Park is page after page. My favorite sections are when Brand amusingly describes his former ant life. I found no grammatical errors when taking into account the author’s writing style. The book was professionally edited.
This book is intended for adults only. I did a word search for “sex,” and it appears 18 times throughout the short book. This is not appropriate for children or teens. Brand even devotes several sorry chapters to sexual exploits with his wife. The book is not for the reader that is sensitive to this subject. Brand does not intend the book to only be read by marathon runners, but uses a subject he is familiar with to present a message of happiness.
I am happy to rate Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons4 out of 4 stars because the author uses a straightforward approach to ingeniously explain to the reader how to live a better life.
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Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons
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Brand is a former marathon runner who trains daily, eats only healthy foods, and focuses solely on completing marathons. He runs the New York Marathon which ends in Central Park. Brand has an epiphany after the race because of the beauty of Central Park. He comes to understand that his ant and chimp friends are much happier in life than him. Brand realizes the ant works toward one goal, running the marathon and ignores what really matters in life, finding true happiness.
Brand organizes the book into 26.2 chapters based on the length of a marathon. He reveals information about his life in short chapters with usually only a single paragraph. The entire book feels like a creative satire. Brand presents his perspective as humor mixed with a deeper message.
This is a philosophical book written in a simple narrative. In some ways, Brand is a genius to write a book with only a few sentences per page. He makes his point with a candid and humorous perspective. I would firmly place the book in the self-help satire category, if that's even a real genre. I like that Brand uses satire that actually makes sense, and shows his point of view clearly.
The sections of the book that I did not like are where Brand repeatedly emphasizes certain ideas. An example of this is when Brand describes how wonderful the beauty of Central Park is page after page. My favorite sections are when Brand amusingly describes his former ant life. I found no grammatical errors when taking into account the author’s writing style. The book was professionally edited.
This book is intended for adults only. I did a word search for “sex,” and it appears 18 times throughout the short book. This is not appropriate for children or teens. Brand even devotes several sorry chapters to sexual exploits with his wife. The book is not for the reader that is sensitive to this subject. Brand does not intend the book to only be read by marathon runners, but uses a subject he is familiar with to present a message of happiness.
I am happy to rate Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons4 out of 4 stars because the author uses a straightforward approach to ingeniously explain to the reader how to live a better life.
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Dolphins Don’t Run Marathons
View: on Bookshelves |
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