It may just be this creeping understanding that all you’re going to get is a frustrating surface treatment of any of the concepts contained. As someone well versed in all three, the book gives a light treatment to philosophy, zen, and riding motorcycles.

Honestly I’d have to reread the work for an in the weeds critique, but when I ask the question: “What of it?” I just never had a good answer.

* It may also be that if you approach the book looking for philosophy, wisdom, or zen, then you are doing it just as wrong as approaching the book looking for maintenance advice. That is, it may be a great book, just not of the type someone reading it from a philosophical perspective expects.