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I find the latter to be too tedious usually. If they don't at least start out as the former then the latter will never be finished by me. I think that those two

I find the latter to be too tedious usually. If they don't at least start out as the former then the latter will never be finished by me. I think that those two kinds are poles of a spectrum and I believe there is a falloff point not too far past the middle that I find acceptable. I think it is interesting you say the one end is incredible but the other end is "still great". Does that mean you enjoy them less?

ludston 8y ago
> Does that mean you enjoy them less? Enjoyment is not the point. I am a different person because of reading GEB, and my coding style changed because of reading On Lisp. With internalisation and comprehension, the first kind of book will change the way that you think forever. This kind of book is going to be a boring if you are unable understand the concepts that it is trying to communicate. If these concepts are going to change you forever it might take some reflection (i.e. if you continue perusing the entire book at "reading speed" you will hit a point where you no longer understand what the author is talking about due to not sufficiently internalising the earlier material.)
- optimuspaul 8y ago
  That's lovely, but didn't answer the question. But I can see that perhaps I offended you, I was just curious, so sorry.