I Run is the story of a woman battling the demons of her childhood, an addictive personality and an injured body in an attempt to get her inner life together. I always thought that running was a healthy thing, but for Sally it's much more complex than that. She uses running to run from her feelings and to punish herself because she feels worthless - the legacy of a childhood of abuse. She also knows that she's f***ed up and that she won't be healed until she faces the past. But facing the past is painful. Everything in this book is painful because author El Farris writes excellent and passionate prose that makes you really feel the character's anguish and turmoil. So, this is not a book I enjoyed. How can you enjoy someone's pain? It's not an entertaining read; it's a painful read, because you're reading about someone's pain. That doesn't mean that it's not a good read, on the contrary, it is a very good read if you want to get inside the head of someone like Sally. In fact, it's a … [Read more...]