A review by diverso
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter

challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted slow-paced

5.0

Recommended by HJPEV, indirectly, and by Eliezer Yudkowsky, through mention. Honestly, though, a much much better book than HPMOR could ever be.
Extremely insightful and intelligent, and exactly the type of thing that makes me love maths (even if I'm choosing to let go of it for now).
Will definitely reread it eventually.