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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This book, written by Robert M. Pirsig, has really surprised me; the story it’s quite unusual: a man ride his “machine” with his son and two friends across US and during this journey many philosophical discussions take place. Most of these regard “Quality” a concept which breaks the dualism...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It3 of 4 members found this review helpful “It is a little bit amazing that I managed to finish this--a book I found deeply tedious, sometimes intriguing, and often irritating. Sheer determination saw the end of this dense 373 page, philosophical treatise on one man's quest to find the limits of rationality. And dip into insanity on the...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“thought provoking...”
Philip M wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read this as a teenager and have never forgotten the themes of quality and preceptions, or more aptly, the perception of quality. A wonderful exploration of how to perceive the world around us.”
Linda M wrote this review 7 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An awesome read and for me it was the book which changed how I looked at life. The enquiry into self and beliefs is very fulfilling through this book.”
Ambar A wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I need to read this again to be able to rate it for how I like it now. But it was one of my favorite books in my angsty teen years.”
Phenonemom J wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An interesting modern interpretation of eastern philosophy, namely value/quality based philosophy instead a subject/object construct. This book is easy to read told half as a story and half as an educational text. A classic must read for all. ”
Daniel H wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Seems a good one, ”
Hamid F wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Zen!”
arie o wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book towers as a work of immense genius and skill. The concepts discussed are wide-ranging and powerful. The book has many layers that continue to permeate the mind for hours, days and weeks after its completion. Following its central argument it is made of Quality. In the spirit of brief reviews it's important to remind everyone it's a pleasure to read, and elucidates many a complex philosophical schools of thought. I can say with a certainty one should not go through life without reading this book. ”
S. Torres wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“got started, lost momentum...”
Hollis wrote this review Friday, October 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
