becurrier 's review for:

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values by Robert M. Pirsig

3.25

challenging slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Rating this book is a bit of a headache because more than anything it is about who you are at the moment you read it. I hated every minute of reading it but I cannot walk away from it and deny I did not gain some insight I needed. Self help but through the lense a miserable 40 year old man getting into zen buddahism in the 1970s. 
Meandering, deeply personal, incredibly underwhelming ending that borders on unintentionally comedic.