then I misunderstood you, sorry.
I found the "pursuit of quality" an interesting take on how one may choose to live a life, and how a single-minded pursuit of things unknowable can lead to madness. That I can identify a bit with this madness is why I re-read it periodically.
Also, it led to some very interesting debates with philosophy professors in college, usually ending with their anger as I tried to raise basic issues of thought and logic from ancient Greeks, while they were pushing Nietsche and the like.
I never got into much science fiction, but a few authors strike my fancy. I like Neal Stephenson's Crytonomicon and Snow Crash, but the Baroque Cycle lost me.
I like all of Neal Stephenson, although the Baroque Cycle was a little too long... especially like Cryptonomicon, Diamond Age (title?), Snowcrash.
Pirsig's Pursuit of Quality is an expansion on my father's admonition to "never force things".
While my father used the phrase in the mechanical/engineering context, it's essence can be found on many levels.
Ah yes - Science Fiction
I would argue, as I often do, that Neuromancer is more prophesy than SF.
Remember that Gibson wrote this work in 1984.
I am not sure what your interests were in that time frame but I had no vision of surfing the Internet.
Gibson coined the term Cyberspace, and foretold a world that you and I inhabit this morning.
Prophesy.
I recommend this work to everyone who spends any time out on this Matrix that links us all.
Regards