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It's 33 hours long so it's either going to be the best book of my entire adult life or the most transformative marathon of self-inflicted torture that I ever inflict on myself...second to medical school.
— May 29, 2013 04:09AM
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4 hours in and Hofstadter has done a twisted thing by connecting nouns and verbs as a neurological analogy by virtue of simultaneity of sensory experience. We're gonna need a bigger boat!
— Jun 02, 2013 08:03AM
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I knew I was in trouble when, after two hours and twenty minutes, the narrator announced,"prologue". I expect that by hour thirteen I will be certifiably insane! Hofstadter is systematically reaching into my brain and jostling every meme into a state of dizzy confusion.
— Jun 01, 2013 06:41AM
