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“This is the most intelligent, the deepest, the most beautiful book in the world […] It is saddening to contemplate that every day, 150K humans die without reading what is indisputably one of the greatest achievements of our species. Don't let it happen to you. […]

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This is Eliezer Yudkowsky’s review of Douglas Hofstadter’s 1979 Pulitzer Prize-wining “Gödel, Escher, Bach” (GEB), which motivated me to read the book a long time ago.

GEB had a profound impact on me because it confronted me with sheer intelligence far above mine, and the interconnectedness of things.

I wanted to share so that it perhaps motivates you to read it, too.

Sure, if you're just an average person, you might not understand everything in this book — but when you're done reading, you won't be an average person any more.”

Added this to my to-read list. Too bad it's not available on NLB's e-book catalogue, but found a pdf copy online 🤭