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I also disliked it and got 3/4 of the way through - I found it very pretentious and not nearly as full of wisdom as the author would like to believe.
by klbarry 15y ago
I also disliked it and got 3/4 of the way through - I found it very pretentious and not nearly as full of wisdom as the author would like to believe.
- andy_boot 15y agoI recon that Sophie's World is much better than Zen
- hugh3 15y agoI learned most of what I know about philosophy from "The Bluffer's Guide To Philosophy" when I was about twelve. It enabled me to win arguments with philosophy undergrads at least up 'til second year uni.
- hugh3 15y agoTreat it as "unreliable narrator". I enjoyed it as a story, without taking too seriously any of the opinions which are put into the mouth of the main character (or... either of the main characters, if you prefer). I'd put it on the "To Read When You're Eighteen, So You Can Reread It When You're Twenty-Five And See How Much You've Changed" list. Along with most of Ayn Rand and Nietzsche.