> I suspect many here will find it to be a thoroughly enjoyable page-turner that they'll be unable to put down. This was not my experience at all. The first fe

> I suspect many here will find it to be a thoroughly enjoyable page-turner that they'll be unable to put down. This was not my experience at all. The first few times I tried to read this book, I blocked out a few significant chunks of time to get through it. That never worked. As soon as I set it down (a couple hundred pages in) I wouldn't pick it up again. However, I recently succeeded in finishing it. It took me nine months of reading a few pages in bed each night. The book was enjoyable to fall asleep to. GEB was fun and thought provoking, it taught me something about mathematics and made me think about the nature of consciousness, but it was by no means a page turner. I'd definitely recommend reading it though. And you were spot on with this analysis: > You just might be surprised at how non-daunting it really is [...] It requires patience, logical thinking, a good grasp of language. I'd also add that it helps you _develop_ patience, logical thinking, and a good grasp of language =).