As I recall, to 'grok' something 'in fullness' means something along these lines: if you really want to understand something well, you have to make it a part of

As I recall, to 'grok' something 'in fullness' means something along these lines: if you really want to understand something well, you have to make it a part of yourself, 'unite with it', long enough to take it in fully. (At which point, like modern 'culture' say, you might reject it.) > to those who get to say which novels are serious and which are not, professional critics and teachers of literature in the company of authors of novels about the rise or fall of ordinary people in provincial societies, [Valentine Michael Smith] is absolutely intolerable. Which is a fine reason to grok this book fully. Smith's consternation is an amusing introduction to the topic of how aliens might react to human behavior (much of which is certainly alienating). It may explain why UFOs so seldom land (except to convey a warning message) ... and why today they are packed with shocked rich sightseers.