Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance

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Zen & the art of motorcycle maintenance

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Tried 3 times to get into this book only to give up part way through. The constant flitting back and forth plus the OCD like overanalizing of everything just stops the flow making it a hard read.
Is there a point where it all becomes clear and makes sense or do I just give up?
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yes the last page ;) it took me quite along time to sort it out

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I tried reading it about thirty years ago and gave up because I thought it was pretentious bollocks, there were far too many books and too little time to read them all. To be fair I did the same with Ullysses. Maybe it is time I gave them both another try.
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Jak* wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:46 pm I tried reading it about thirty years ago and gave up because I thought it was pretentious bollocks, there were far too many books and too little time to read them all. To be fair I did the same with Ullysses. Maybe it is time I gave them both another try.
Cheers Jak
it's a book that you have to "read" I picked it up after Simon recommended it and thought it was all about "biking" :o there's a lot to recommend the book.
I think the author has died recently ? if not erm sorry mate :oops:

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I thought the 1st third and final third were good. I got lost in the middle for a while as i couldnt follow it. Its on my list to re-read at some point.
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We're currently on holiday in Cornwall so had a bit of time to 'labour' my way through it.
I think it's fair to say that it's not the normal motorcycle travelogue book which I would choose to read and for that reason I was reading it with the wrong approach and preconceptions.
For me, reading the 'readers guidance' notes at the end plus rereading the Introduction made things a lot clearer and really changed my approach on the first few chapters.
Can I be bothered to read it all again? Probably not at the minute, maybe time for something more light hearted.
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Jak* wrote: Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:46 pm I tried reading it about thirty years ago and gave up because I thought it was pretentious bollocks, there were far too many books and too little time to read them all. To be fair I did the same with Ullysses. Maybe it is time I gave them both another try.
Cheers Jak
Me too!

I tossed both Zen and Ulysses out back in the day but feel no need to revisit them.
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