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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
by Robert M. Pirsig
A lot of people give this book bad reviews, but I choose to think that's because they read it at the wrong time. If this book had been required reading, I more than likely would have hated it, also. If I read it even a year ago, I wouldn't have enjoyed it because I'd be too busy thinking I already knew everything there was to know. Instead, I read it at the exact right time in my life - and for those who didn't enjoy it, it might be worth trying again at a later time.
There's a narrative of a father and son going on a motorcycle trip, but hidden beneath that is the story of the father trying to remember his past, which includes a stint as a professor and a PhD candidate, and ends in his going insane, back in the times where electroshock therapy was the answer. If the title seems daunting to you, don't be scared - part of the author's note reads: "..It should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It's not very factual on motorcycles either."
There's a narrative of a father and son going on a motorcycle trip, but hidden beneath that is the story of the father trying to remember his past, which includes a stint as a professor and a PhD candidate, and ends in his going insane, back in the times where electroshock therapy was the answer. If the title seems daunting to you, don't be scared - part of the author's note reads: "..It should in no way be associated with that great body of factual information relating to orthodox Zen Buddhist practice. It's not very factual on motorcycles either."