[Bradlinc]

“Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance” — Robert Pirsig “Siddhartha” — Herman Hesse “Stranger in a Strange Land" - Robert Heinlein "Wind Up Bird Chronicle" - Haruki Murakami

The first two were handed to me by my father when I dropped out of high school. Zen was a slog the first time I read through it, I came back to it my late twenties and have read it at leaset two more times since then.

[heintzsight]

I was not a fan of "Zen" as it tried hard to sound intelligent without saying much. Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Murakami was a disappointment as well. Mystical realism is an often imitated genre done well by only a few.

[philk10]

+1 for the Zen book, been re-reading it since I was 15 which was a long time ago

[ipaddr]

Haven't reread Zen in a few years need to add that to my todo list.

[avinassh]

I have seen Zen mentioned many times. Why one should read it?

[Bradlinc]

It changed the way I think about "thinking". I also see myself in the father and son story. I am sorry to be so general but if I jump into the specifics I fear I would ruin them. Not because somebody else couldn't but I know myself to be a horrible teacher.

[domod]

Being an extravert, the book inspired me on how to get energy from my inner world of thoughts, ideas, and images during quarantine. Beautiful metaphors and philosophical inquiries into values.

[doopy1]

I tried to read Zen, but found it crazy boring and gave up. I'm not sure why it's so highly regarded, but lot's of folks I know love it.