A review by rkaufman13
Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter

5.0

A better book on intelligence, music, computers, art, Zen buddhism and tortoises has never been written. I dare you to prove me wrong.

I reread this book more often than I probably should and discover something new and wondrous every time.

This book is not for everyone. You need a bit of patience and unflappability to deal with the sudden shifts, the wordplay, and the math (the bane of my existence as I haven't done math in a decade). But your efforts will truly be rewarded with GEB.