¡°An unforgettable trip.¡± ¡ª Time
¡°Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance sold millions of copies and made Pirsig a reluctant hero to generations of intellectual wanderers¡¦Zen was an instant classic ¡ª a work of literature that captured the spirit of its time and retained its appeal long after the hippie movement had faded.¡± ¡ª Washington Post
¡°A touchstone. ¡¦ Pirsig¡¯s plunge into the grand philosophical questions of Western culture remained near the top of the bestseller lists for a decade and helped define the post-hippie 1970s landscape.¡± ¡ª New York Times
¡°The truly great road trip novel. ¡¦ Many former angsty teens will surely fondly recall their own dog-eared, heavily underlined copies of Pirsig¡¯s book, and the initial joy that accompanied reading something that felt so specifically personal and yet so urgently universal. ¡¦ Zen¡¯s ongoing reprints, its devoted fan base, and the countless road trips and pseudo-spiritual journeys it¡¯s inspired are indicative of the book¡¯s ongoing appeal.¡± ¡ª GQ
¡°Inspired college classes, academic conferences and a legion of 'Pirsig pilgrims' who retrace the anguished, cross-country motorcycle trip at the heart of his novel.¡± ¡ª Los Angeles Times
¡°Profoundly important...full of insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas.¡± ¡ª New York Times
¡°The book is inspired, original. . . . The analogies with Moby-Dick are patent.¡± ¡ª The New Yorker
¡°It is filled with beauty. . .a finely made whole that seems to emanate from a very special grace.¡± ¡ª Baltimore Sun
¡°A miracle . . . sparkles like an electric dream.¡± ¡ª The Village Voice