Have you read them? Because so far it has only been encyclopedic (to me) because of the vast amount of material he covers, and the depth with which he covers it

Have you read them? Because so far it has only been encyclopedic (to me) because of the vast amount of material he covers, and the depth with which he covers it. Aside from that, his writing style is actually conversational and clear to follow; he includes numerous exercises and strongly recommends the reader to do them. He also clearly marks which exercises are appropriate for more Mathematically enclined readers vs. Programmers wanting to level up. Don't get me wrong, it's thick material, but his exposition of it is clearly well thought out and there's an easy-to-follow path between the topics and ideas he covers. Unlike most encyclopedias which are generally a repository of knowledge with loose links between topics and concepts.