No, that woulda been 2001 S0pace Odyssey.. I never really got into that one. I was visiting Mom in Houston over the summer & read that book after everyone went to bed,. took a couple O weeks, big book.

Lost; it’s worth the read, but I’d prepare myself for long stretches philosophy talk, I mean long stretches.  He can take a while to bring a particular thought to a close, but in the end, I thought he made valid, potentially, life changing points.

From the motorcyclist point of view, the thing I liked the best is the idea of riding until you’re done for the day and setting up camp pretty much wherever. Today, the cops would run you out of a park or roadside field. At least in parts of the east and Midwest, maybe in the less populated areas of the west, you could still pull that off. Most other places, you're waiting for the black and white to pull up at anytime.

Spoiler alert. Depending upon the year your copy is printed, do not jump ahead and read the epilog if it has one. Don't do it, it will ruin the book for you.

Another suggestion for a fun philosophy book is "Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar." I don't think it would take much background in philosophy to make it an entertaining read. More of a survey than a single view.