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A review by drillvoice
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
5.0
This is the work of a genius. It's like nothing else I've ever read. It's very idiosyncratic and maybe some folks would hate the particular nature of it but I found it very endearing. It's also quite a lot of intellectual work.
Broadly, the book is about the nature of intelligence and consciousness. But to get there you go on quite a journey, basically the whole first part is about Gödel's theorem which is some hardcore number theory from the '30s. "Number" is about right, I was almost insensate at times. But yeah it is amazing.
If you hate it probably stop, maybe it's just not for you, but if you like it, keep it up. The last chapter is a delight and I laughed out loud many times at the audacity.
Broadly, the book is about the nature of intelligence and consciousness. But to get there you go on quite a journey, basically the whole first part is about Gödel's theorem which is some hardcore number theory from the '30s. "Number" is about right, I was almost insensate at times. But yeah it is amazing.
If you hate it probably stop, maybe it's just not for you, but if you like it, keep it up. The last chapter is a delight and I laughed out loud many times at the audacity.