You definitely don’t need to be a genius to read any of Knuth’s books. You do need to go slowly and patiently and work hard at it though (or have significant pa

You definitely don’t need to be a genius to read any of Knuth’s books. You do need to go slowly and patiently and work hard at it though (or have significant past experience / preparation). Knuth’s work is full of dry wit, and it’s possible to spend much of the time giggling as you read.