Originally Posted by evanyc
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was the last book to fall victim to my recent inability to finish a book. It was good as far as I got, but not exactly riveting.
And "Kavalier and Clay" is indeed pretty slow. It never exactly picks up, but the essay's on comic history do slack off a bit.
If you're into comics/hip-hop/punk/brooklyn i highly recommend "Fortress of Solitude"
I've heard the same thing about Zen & the art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It hasn't entirely grabbed me yet, probably because I've already figured out the essence of the book anyway. I'm totally Zen, yo. For serious. The book has been on my "to read" list for a decade though, so it was about time to read it.
(as an aside, I actually printed out that entire "reading list" thread from a few months ago, and added all the books I was interested in to my Christmas list. Got a bunch of 'em)
I liked Kavalier & Clay a lot. True, it never picked up, but it was very fun nonetheless.
And Happy Birthday, SnowbunnyB!!!