From your response, I gather that you may have taken my comment the wrong way. Just to clarify, I mentioned the book's size, in an effort to point out that the

From your response, I gather that you may have taken my comment the wrong way. Just to clarify, I mentioned the book's size, in an effort to point out that the book can be read quickly over the course of a weekend (that's what I did), which is a positive thing. Javascript: The Good Parts and K&R are a couple of shelfs apart in my bookcase, and I must say that the former is much thinner and above all a quicker read. K&R is awesome, but I don't expect anyone to get through it in a weekend.