I'll admit I haven't read them that recently but from what I recall the Vital Question is slightly more readable than Oxygen. That said, all of his books are ve

I'll admit I haven't read them that recently but from what I recall the Vital Question is slightly more readable than Oxygen. That said, all of his books are very 'thorough' in the sense that he's definitely posing them as trying to make an argument as opposed to just educational, which does definitely make them less readable than they could be. Less bedtime reading and more something to actually make time for I guess? I have seen him give talks in person before and they've been a lot clearer - maybe there's some on youtube? He's been on a few of the 'In Our Time' podcast episodes, so they might be interesting too?