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Summary: Best ever - but its about values, not motorbikes, stupid
Review: This book deals with the question of "why". Have a look on a one dollar note and the pyramide on the greenback. If you think the eye is god, fine, if ya don`t, everything is put into question. Read this book to become clear about.The book does not provide answers, but it clarifies the question of the meaning of life and personal values and provides you an opportunity to rewiew yaself. If ya ever care, what was in the black case in the movie "pulp fiction" evrybody was fighting for (ya remember the shining light out of the case, an everyone died, who saw this light) you will love this book. All other sqareheads like the mechanics and engeniering students who vote one star didn't understood anything. This book isn't about maintaining motorcycles, its about maintaining your life, as free as possible, without fixed values, but not without content. For those not familiar with philosophy I recommend the guide to this book. Have fun and enjoy yaself Andreas
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Summary: FULL OF REVELATIONS...INDEED!
Review: DEEP AND MEANINGFULL,A TRUE JOURNEY,PHAEDRU
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Summary: Finding Truth from a unique perspective
Review: I think this book should be considered as a course prior to do any kind of research. In this book, Pirsig successfully transcends science and logic to seek truth. Knowledge is seen as a state of mind, which needs not to be stored in places such as universities. Very touching style of writing of the book makes the reader flow with Pirsig's journey.
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Summary: A classic
Review: I liked this book very much. I give it a 4, rather than a 5 simply because I have a few minor structural or stylistic complaints. To me it was a novel and successful approach to bring the philosophical ranting and daily life together, as well as find connecting links between religion, art and science. I think, for example, that ZAMM does a better and more beautiful job at it then Hofstadter's "Goedel, Echer, Bach". I was particularly interested to read negative criticism for the book by readers here at Amazon. I wasn't happy with them. A score of ad hominem attacks on Pirsig, from people who are either bored with this kind of non-academic or philosophical stuff or were looking for a tractate on Zen, a manual for motorcycle maintenance, or a doctoral dissertation in philosophy. This book is neither, and perhaps that was exactly the point of it. I am really open for someone to rip this book apart, to show that it does not have Quality. They could start, for example, by telling us what Quality is.
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Summary: Great Book MUST READ
Review: This is one of the greatest books ever written. Robert Pirsig has a masterpiece here This #1 New York Times bestseller was rejected by over 100 publishers befor it was finally accepted. Rumor has it that the head of one of the rejecting publishers resigned after the book hit the bestseller list. I highly reccomend this book for all readers and bibliophiles
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Summary: The most amazing book I have ever read.
Review: I read and reread the paperback until the cover fell apart. Eventually the tape could no longer hold it together. The book started me on a lifelong journey, seeking Quality. Not bad for a simple book.
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Summary: What a book!
Review: This book was reccomended by my choir teacher and it is the greatest book I've ever read. It has changed my outlook on things and has effected me in unexplainably ways as well. I'd give this book to anyone and thanks again S.V.
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Summary: What is this book about?
Review: I read this for a philosophy course--and, yes, I read it all the way through, attended class, participated in discussion. I still couldn't tell you what this book is about. Its subject is surprisingly inscrutable, despite the novel's very readable style.
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Summary: It's deeper than it seems
Review: I just finished ZMM on the recommendation of my brother who has read the book 4 times. With only one exception I have never been more pleased with a book. As I made my way through the well crafted prose, and beautiful philosophy I began to act quite differently. Not noticable to me, but people started commenting that I was more layed back, and seemed to be looking at life with a new perspective. I've studied far eastern religions for the past 3 years, and no books has made me realize what they are all about the way ZMM did. I really can't recommend this book enough, but the best way that I can put it is that the day when I read the last page, I flipped right back to the front and started again.
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Summary: A book to be savored, to be lingered over
Review: I first encountered this book in 1975 as my father was reading it, as we were (unknown to the rest of the family) retracing the journey of the unnamed narrator and Chris through the Dakotas, Montana, and on into the west. He gave me the book as I started college that year, and I read it through my first semester -- a few pages here and there. Read it while walking to the train station, read it while working on campus. I enjoyed it somewhat up until the middle, when it really caught fire for me. The second half is just fabulous. There are great little bits in the book that I've reflected upon often. The degrees-and-grading, the gumptionology, the geometry, the intro-to-philosophy. The bit about having a creative block because the topic is too big. These are all little vignettes woven very nicely into a compelling book. I loved it. I lent out my copy many times over the next twenty years...always making sure I got it back. My dad asked for it back last year, and of course I gave it to him...cover shredded, pages marked up by a dozen readers, yellowed and old -- but still as vibrant as when it was written. When I've heard and read what's happened later in Pirsig's life, the book becomes tragic, but that's not really here nor there. It stands on its own.
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