The ideas discussed are inspiring. This book can change your perspective of the world. Complex concepts of Theoretical Computer Science have been introduced with exemplary grace and subtlety with the use of analogies to music and art.The writing structure is wonderful. Reading this will take more than an average book as there are a number of puzzles to solve and questions to ponder. This isn't for light reading, unless you have a good CS background, in which case you'll have some idea about t...

This book is worth all the time one can spend on it.Though I have read only the first half till now,I am supremely impressed by the arguments and the intriguing nature of the work.It requires elementary knowledge of discrete mathematics and its NOT for casual reading.Logicians,philosophers,programmers will enjoy it.As you read you will walk through the gardens of metaphysics,

Book is just as described. Delivery took some time but then it was already mentioned on the product page. Book is a very interesting read and yeah, its gonna take good long time to finish it. Every chapter is more of an intellectual fun experience.

Godel was a mathematician, Escher an artist, and Bach a musician. True to its name, Godel Escher Bach (often referred to as GEB) is a work in mathematics, art and music.

Douglas Hofstadter does a brilliant job of expressing deep and fundamental concepts in mathematics through various interpretations in Bach's canons and fugues, and Escher's paradoxical paintings. The book alternates between monologues by the author, and dialogues between the two ‘protagonists’ - taken right from Lewis Carro...

Due to the innovative use of dialogues preceding each chapter, the material becomes accessible. The material it deals with is still not easy to get a grasp on , but with effort it is possible.

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I'd bought this tome with an intention to introduce myself to Godel's proofs,.. but Hofstadter's excessive pedagogy, albeit truly inspiring and I guess worth also imitating, got into my way of quickly getting through the material I wanted to 'cover'. It was lengthy because I set out with a goal which wasn't even near the author's motivation - so a bad choice. I'd read somewhere that GEB was a good introduction to Godel's proofs; didn't work for me. I found Torkel Franzen's work and the origin...

Godel Escher Bach is one of the masterpieces of Douglas Hofstadter .In this epic work he has woven a beautiful novel revolving around the beautifully analogous lives of the eminent Logician : Godel, artist M.C. Escher and the legendary composer Johann Sebastian Bach . It technically is not such a "technical" novel , rather highlighting the conspicuously similar aspects of the underlying feature in all of their lives .

It presents a cognitive perspective whereby it discusses what it means to...

This book came into my notice when I searched for some popular reads related to the field of computer science. The name of Godel in the title itself raised my interest and, since, most of the reviews boasted about its remarkable structure, I finally read this book. First of all, the most popular fact related to this book, which even the author supports, is that very few get the true crux of this book. It really delves deep into the philosophical and psychological concepts of the brain present...

This is a trip. It took me eight months to finish the book. And all through that time, as Dylan said, my toes were too "numb to step". I kind of glided my way around. (I think).

At some point in our childhood we first ask the question about our origins and we are told about the stork. When what we really wanted to know was about the whole sheebang!

This is a massive effort to approximate an answer. The book's made up of life altering stuff. Beware!

The book delves deep into Music, Art, Maths, Literature, Programming, Artificial Intelligence , Zen and Philosophy . What results is a mind blowing realization of the intelligent structure in everything.

The book will change your perception. A must read.