Aaron Schmid’s Reviews > Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance > Status Update
Aaron Schmid
is on page 352 of 412
I can't decide how I feel about this book. I think if it took itself a little less seriously, it would be improved. It's too rigorous and intellectual to be a very good novel, and too fictional and retro to be remarkably relevant as philosophy. It astounds me that it's been so successful. People were certainly more educated in the 70s, but I can't imagine this being a best seller... if not just because of the title.
— Oct 03, 2025 03:43PM
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Aaron Schmid
is on page 255 of 412
This book is NOT "passing the vibe check"... It's like an inversion of Atlas Shrugged almost, or some sort of theosophizing Pilgrims Progress with creepy, amnesiac filling. It's honestly giving off a strong demonic feeling. It kinda works as a paranoid thriller, haha, but not really. I keep waiting for something to drop. The ideas are amateur, 70's-era, stoner type stuff. It's an interesting retrospective though.
— Sep 30, 2025 02:41AM
Aaron Schmid
is on page 187 of 412
This has an oddly spooky feeling to it. There's a lot of talk about ghosts, and some hidden mystery about something tragic. I didn't really expect it to be so suspicious. I'm wondering how much of it is "autofiction". I have questions about the guy's wife, among other things. We'll see how much gets answered. The abundant philosophizing is fine, but it's not particularly convincing, for all its intellect.
— Sep 26, 2025 11:00AM
