review: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

reference: http://www.timewastersguide.com/view.php?id=1079

I bit parabolic. Er... parable-like. I meant to always read this one, actually. JP tells you what it's like.

[Tage]

I read this a couple years ago when my dad suggested it, and I have to say, this was one of the most fascinating books I've ever read. And even though the plot is technically just a forum for Pirsig's musings, by the end I found myself spellbound by the systematic breakdown of Phaedrus' sanity. Personally I think this is a book everyone should read.

[JP Dogberry]

Exactly - it's very hard to put your finger on it, but for some reason, this book DOES change your life. It has twice for me so far.

[42]

From what I have heard, this book shares a lot in common with self-help therapy books like "Who Moved My Cheese."

[Firemeboy]

I was giving "Who Moved My Cheese" by my employer one week before I was laid off.

I've been bitter about mounds of cheese and talking mice that wear tennis shoes ever since.

[Chimera]

Bad cheese karma...that's harsh.

Cheese is my favorite food group!  

[Master Gopher]

I don't like "Who Moved My Cheese?" Somethimg about the extended metaphor thing, and our principal, and *his* extended metaphor thing.

[Tekiel]

I tried reading this book for a few months, and everytime I picked it up I couldn't put it down.  But when I did finally put it down, I had no desire to pick it up and keep reading it.  I just couldn't put my finger on what it was that made the book enjoyable while I was reading it.  I'll have to try again some time.

[darkjetti81]

I've read this book several times.  As a philosophy major, I felt it covered many points and expanded utlimately on most of them.
It is very thick reading, and requires a little study to understand the concepts Pirsig is talking about.  Plus it has a heart-wrenching ending that really makes you think.