I had the same reaction, I just hated it... but it turns out that the people who really like the book ignore the fake-science explanations and just do the exerc

I had the same reaction, I just hated it... but it turns out that the people who really like the book ignore the fake-science explanations and just do the exercises (which are quite good), and the people who hate the book delve into the text hoping that they'll get some understanding that's more important than just doing the work, and -of course- there is no such understanding to be found.