Originally Posted by
MD11
Hey Jungle, I have respect for you through your posts... so don't take this in the wrong way..
Robert Persigs book on Zen etc. etc. is crap. It is a self indulgent musing of self love and narcissism. I kinda started to get the idea when he continually hammered his mechanically inept motorcycle partner. More so, his emotional abandonment of his son on the trip. Drivel,,, nothing but drivel.
Now, may I suggest a very good book that actually has value and a few motorcylces?
"Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work " by Mathew B. Crawford.
The story and Pirsigs life may well be crap, but there is a lot more to the book than his story, in fact the story and his life are really minor components.
Having spent a lot of time actually working on motorcycles and other vehicles I will look at your suggested title. Thanks for the tip.