I must confess that I always read mathematics like a novel skipping over the theorem proofs. I was mostly reading example and quick summary of the theorem. IMH

I must confess that I always read mathematics like a novel skipping over the theorem proofs. I was mostly reading example and quick summary of the theorem. IMHO, proofs as their names imply, are mostly used to prove correctness with the most rigorousness as possible. In this perspective, I don't mind trading trust (of the manual/person/web site) for rigorousness. I can get the big picture by reading the summary and, usually, a couple of well chosen examples help me understanding it in depth. Sadly, it is now a burden for me to read any deep mathematical books. For instance, the dragon book was really annoying to read since it was more written in a formal tone instead of a example/quick explanation.