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I've had that book for over 10 years, but haven't read more than a chapter of it. I should give it another try.
by mcgaffin 11y ago
I've had that book for over 10 years, but haven't read more than a chapter of it. I should give it another try.
- wpietri 11y agoIt took me doing a reading group to get through that one. That was more my fault than the book, but GEB is real work, and having a number of people involved definitely helped me stick through the parts where I might have wandered off for brain candy.
- dasboth 11y agoI'm in the same boat. It certainly isn't easy to digest, light reading, but some of the initial ideas seem very interesting.
- rndn 11y agoThese notes may help a little bit: http://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/2yys1i/lets_start_the_read_through/ http://www.reddit.com/r/rational/comments/2yys1i/lets_start_... http://godel-escher-bach.wikia.com/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_Bach_Wiki http://godel-escher-bach.wikia.com/wiki/G%C3%B6del,_Escher,_...
- wainstead 11y agoI think it took me four tries before I finally read it all the way through. Eventually the text on formal systems becomes quite heavy and that's where I stopped in my previous tries... once I got past that hump it was downhill all the way. Highly worth the effort; one of the best books I've ever read.