With some relief, I have just reached the last page of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I would love to say that I have finished but there is still a lot I think that I did not take in. Some of the relief comes from the fact that it has taken me quite some time to read this. This slowness is partly due to my reading speed and partly due to the content (There was also a small break of a year or so from reading it) There where pages in the book that I had to read two or three times over and then spend a while digesting while other chapters seemed to be more of a build up to a single point. I will not try to describe the book or review it as I don't think that I am quite up to that. All I will say is that you should read it and ask your own questions about the quality in your life.

The second reason for the relief is to finally get to find out about the three people involved in the book, the narrator and his son. For most of the book I was drawn in wanting to know more about them but only in the final few chapters did it all really start to fit into place. It has been a challenge at times to keep going but I did get very attached to the people and so reading about his philosophical ideas, while quite hard work, gave a very interesting insight.

I am going to ponder on this book for some time. Thanks Martin for lending me this fine read.