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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - General Discussion
By Matthew , Assistant List Master · 10 posts · 29 views
By Matthew , Assistant List Master · 10 posts · 29 views
last updated Apr 07, 2022 02:07PM
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This was a tough read, mostly because it is heavily philosophy (not my fav) and also quite dated, being published in 1974. On the positive side is the epic cross country motorcycle drive of Dad and son. That part was cool, but also sad. The dated part meant that there were some strong sexist stereotypes that help explain why I was the sole woman among 30 men in my engineering classes in 1987. And I felt strongly for his son, who had his own struggles on this journey, and 70's parenting was part
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Mar 28, 2017
Michelle Bacon
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What did I think?? Hmmm...well, at times I wondered what the heck Pirsig was even going on about as far as reflecting on Greek philosophers and combining it with his motorcycle trip with his son. I got that maybe he was trying to find a solution to his son's behavior problems and in that search he discovered it wasn't just his son.
For someone as depressed and mentally unstable as Pirsig, I don't know if writing a philosophical book is the right way to go about things or not. That is my own pers ...more
For someone as depressed and mentally unstable as Pirsig, I don't know if writing a philosophical book is the right way to go about things or not. That is my own pers ...more
Apr 23, 2012
Rika-sama
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Jan 22, 2014
Srividya Vijapure
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it was amazing
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Jul 30, 2015
Phil J
marked it as to-read
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Feb 15, 2017
Carol
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Jan 11, 2021
Andy Capricorn
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