Pros: description of a biker/father/artist; fourth section; learned about philosophy! Cons: heavy middle section dragged; lax comma use; "unwordly" should be "unworldly"
He calls his former self, the terrifying ghost stalking him, by name of Phaedrus, which in Greek means wolf. The name suits his ghost well as it comes from a dialogue of Plato’s about “the nature of love and the possibility of philosophic rhetoric” with...
Pros: It has the ability to change people's lives. Cons: It can take a bit of "trudging" to get through.
When I was little I was sitting in the back of a car riding to a party when one of my older brother's friends started talking to the driver. The friend said that when he was little he had looked at maps and seen the different color for each state and ...
Pros: Dazzling feast of ideas, convincing philosophy of life. Cons: Discussion can be slightly dense at times.
Pirsig's masterpiece is a combination road book and philosophical adventure, with a narrator who offers a "Chautauqua" (series of lectures) on philosophical ideas while journeying across the country on a motorcycle with his son and friends.
Pros: Life changing, entertaining, educational. Cons: A little heavy in parts
Despite what the introduction of this book says, it is actually a good introduction to Zen, and to Motorcycle Maintenance. However it isn't a "how to", instead it comes at both obliquely, and you'll most likely absorb principles of both while...
Pros: It not only touches the heart but it bends the mind. Cons: A little slow moving at the start....
There are only a handful of books that have really changed the way I’ve looked at things; Jerzy Kosinski’s The Painted Bird, Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, Julian Jayne’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the...
Pros: life changing, amazing truths to be felt. Cons: none
My best friend and I used to stay up late and talk philosophy, art, religion, science, politics, history, etc...until the cows came home. We were just like many other people in this country searching for an understanding about why things are they way ...
Pros: There but for the grace of God go we. Cons: Is it really autobiographical? Oh, that poor family.
As I said, it was a library book -- which is the only reason I didn't fling it across the room in anger and frustration on several occasions. The only explanation I can come up with for why this book has gained such a cult following is that those who ...
Pros: Has the ability to introduce complex metaphysics to even the most ignorant of peoples. Cons: At times the wording seems a bit tough (what do you expect from metaphysics?).
I must warn you before you read this that i am a huge fan of metaphysics and philosophy in general, so the following review may seem a little biased...
I also must warn you that this book has little to do with Zen, or Motorcycle Maintenance......
The people before me (most of them) perfectly pointed my feelings regarding this book. It’s an eye opener. The part I took with me into the rest of my life (after reading the book) is when the writer and his son are walking up a mountain and his son is...
Pros: Could change your life Cons: Who wants to change, right?
I read Lila several years ago, and realised that it was an important book. I also realised that I wasn't going to have a chance of really grasping it until I read ZAMM. Now I have, and the feeling that Pirsig has unveiled something of great...
Pros: Neat aspects on reality, life, and other things. Want to think? Read this. Cons: Poor story line. Hard to read for long periods of time. Generally boring.
This book is for somebody that can spend a lot time reading in about 20 minute intervals. The story line combined with the philosophical ideas gets to you after awhile. Example(not from book): "So if you think hard enough about one thing for a long ...
Pros: philosophically rich, insightful Cons: disappointing ending to the plot, almost plagiarizing work
Pirsig's ideas are inspiring and insightful, and the plot behind the philosophy, although hackneyed, is nonetheless memorable. He discusses metaphysics and the philosophy of science, introducing a theory of "Quality" based on ancient Greek philosophy....
Pros: A beautifying experience from start to finish, flows deep as the river goes. Cons: Some have said it was dull at times, but I would recommend it to anyone.
The first time I heard of this book, a friend had given me a copy of it with the claim that it had changed his life, so I stashed it away for a few months and finally when I got around to reading it I was completely blown away.
It was almost as if...
Pros: Enlightening and peaceful. Cons: Not a book for everyone.
Most of the time I really don't like books of this sort. They strike me as boring and not in the least interesting. This book however is a completely different story. This book had me hooked by the end of the first page. The way Pirsig describes...
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