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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)

Robert M. Pirsig

Start date: March 31, 2015

Finish date: March 31, 2015

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May 05, 2016 Hannah rated it did not like it · review of another edition

This story is very intense. While the author talks about zen and motorcycle maintenance, the book isn't really about either. We follow a narrator who is on a motorcycle journey with his son and some friends.

From the onset, I did not care for the narrator. I can tell that we wouldn't really be friends in real life and his tone, while trying to be non-judgmental, is terribly opinionated. He starts out by pointing out that his friends, the Sutherlands, are not technologically savvy and prefer to ta ...more

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Jun 18, 2017 Abigail Advincula rated it really liked it

Boy was this book confusing. I want to say that I liked it, but it's certainly not for everyone.

This book is dense - the author covers a breathtaking number of philosophical ideas, most of which I was familiar with prior to picking up the book.

I think what the author did extremely well was discuss modern man's love of the "scientific method" and his love of "reason". He does this (I think) in a way which indicates that this love of reason is in of itself not completely rational - that by apply ...more

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Jun 05, 2017 Zach Benson rated it really liked it

Shelves: non-fiction, philosophy

Philosophy and it's related concepts are mostly foreign territory for me, so there were some parts where I got slowed way down. Also I can't say I found the end very rewarding or fulfilling. But the book certainly made me think.

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