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540 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060589462
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperTorch
Publication date: 25 April 2006
Description
Robert M. Pirsig's Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is anexamination of how we live, a meditation on how to live better set around the narration of a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest, undertaken by a father & his yo...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,999 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
informative 46%
inspiring 26%
emotional 25%
adventurous 20%
mysterious 19%
sad 18%
dark 13%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 13% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 39% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorderModerate
Alcoholism, Child death, XenophobiaMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Medical trauma540 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060589462
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: HarperTorch
Publication date: 25 April 2006
Description
Robert M. Pirsig's Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is anexamination of how we live, a meditation on how to live better set around the narration of a summer motorcycle trip across America's Northwest, undertaken by a father & his yo...
Community Reviews Summary of 7,999 reviews
Moods
challenging 66%
informative 46%
inspiring 26%
emotional 25%
adventurous 20%
mysterious 19%
sad 18%
dark 13%
hopeful 8%
tense 8%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
medium 24%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 13% | N/A: 10% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 39% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 84% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorderModerate
Alcoholism, Child death, XenophobiaMinor
Suicidal thoughts, Death, Medical trauma