![]() I mean that the author and the book, not the reader, are smart in the structure and content of the dialogues, the organization of the book, the braid he weaves connecting all these different topics, and just the various ways the book manages to refer to itself or talk about itself. When I say smart, I don't mean the subject material of the book is difficult (although it sure is), or reading the book makes you smart (although it probably will help). I picked up this book a year and a half ago thanks to Steve Yegge's blog post, and this is one of the smartest books I have ever read. The only real review I have of this book is that it is brilliant and everyone should read it. ![]() This blog post is my review of Godel Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter, although to be technical this is really more of a summary/ attempt to convince you to read this book.
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