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A review by queenerdloser
I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas R. Hofstadter
4.0
overall, this was an interesting read. hofstadter's writing is clear, playful, and easy to understand and he uses a lot of fun, silly, and useful anecdotes to elucidate his points. at the very least, it was not the stuffy, boring philosophy I've read in the past!
the several chapters covering math concepts were a bit much for me - i struggled to get through them, though I'm sure other, more math-minded readers, probably enjoyed them or, at least, didn't have any issues. that said, they were clear enough that i at least understood the material even if i had to slow down and only a few chapters out of the book. i enjoyed the later half of the book much more than the first half - it felt like a lot of the first half was merely set-up for what came later and lingered a little longer on it than i felt was necessary to get an understanding of the concepts in the later half.
the several chapters covering math concepts were a bit much for me - i struggled to get through them, though I'm sure other, more math-minded readers, probably enjoyed them or, at least, didn't have any issues. that said, they were clear enough that i at least understood the material even if i had to slow down and only a few chapters out of the book. i enjoyed the later half of the book much more than the first half - it felt like a lot of the first half was merely set-up for what came later and lingered a little longer on it than i felt was necessary to get an understanding of the concepts in the later half.