If the thing that most deeply interests you is Knowledge (with capital initial, and understood in the broadest sense possible), then Anathem is like catnip for

If the thing that most deeply interests you is Knowledge (with capital initial, and understood in the broadest sense possible), then Anathem is like catnip for your brain. It's the book that shows how deeply the author understands what motivates knowledge geeks - be they active in science, technology, or any other field. Reading it, nearly at every page I was like "wow, this guy gets it!"