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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
A book full of dichotomies for me. It had moments of searing insight and long slogs of dreadful drudgery. It reminded me of my old philosophy textbooks in college. I both would never recommend this book to the general public and would eagerly recommend it to a philosophy buff. I am bettered by it (it’s discussion of value rigidity and a person’s identification with their work leading to quality) and feel like I lost a lot of my free time to it (the endless lists and descriptions, the contextless details of their trip). Ultimately, I’m just glad I’m done.
Quality. I'm not entirely sure why that word doesn't show up in the title at all, because that's a large part of this book. The idea of combining a dense philosophy book with a story of a cross country motorcycle trip seemed strange to me at first, but they worked well together. This is by no means a light read, but it delves into some interesting subjects without becoming an incomprehensible pile of words, which is impressive for the topics it covers.
Can see why it is considered a classic but mot for me
reflective
medium-paced
I couldn't finish it. It started real interesting, and then it lost me around the time they got into a dust storm, or was it a deli somewhere. I don't remember. Partner ended up selling it though, so hopefully it gets into the hands of someone who wants to finish it.
I make it a point to finish every book that I read. I couldn't finish this one. I was listening to the audio book of this at work and kept wondering "Why am I still listening?" I wasn't expecting anything on zen or motorcycles, as the author states the book is not about, but I still couldn't grasp what the author was trying to get across anyways. Maybe I'll come back to it sometime, but it was just too off the wall for me to finish.
This book was one of the most challenging reads I've encountered in a long time. The concepts are hard, but its the kind of book that you find yourself pondering at random times. I found it to be dense and somewhat tedious, but even so I really enjoyed it.
A third of the way in, I had to stop reading it. I found it to be uninteresting.
Worth the read but I think I knew the most interesting stuff while the new ideas to me were less valuable to me.