Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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So I read this as a teenager and just did again. I dont think Ill be reading Carlos Castaneda again after reading this like I planned to. Some things are better thru a drug addled mind evidently.

So I read this as a teenager and just did again. I dont think Ill be reading Carlos Castaneda again after reading this like I planned to. Some things are better thru a drug addled mind evidently.

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I felt for the kid in the book. Hid dad was a nut job and his son had to deal with it all.

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The kid, Chris, got stabbed to death in the early '80s in San Francisco. I don't recall the circumstances.

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I heard that too, sounded like a drug deal gone bad er somthin.

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I keep hearing about this book. What's so good about it?

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Main reason to read it would be for his description of motorcycle travel across N.Dakota and Montana on two lane highways. Includes musings on philosophy and flashbacks to a schizophrenic breakdown.

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I disagee with PantsAnt, it really has little to do with motorcycles or maintenance. Its really more philosophical.

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Cris " Ive got diarrhea , my stomach hurts."

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