Review: I Am a Strange Loop

I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas R. Hofstadter
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mr. Hofstadter is brilliant and entertaining. He masterfully whips up analogies for the most obscure ideas making them fully approachable and comprehendible, although he did at times perseverate in this task.

I am not sure if I agree with his theory of mind, but this is probably due to some limitations of my own imagination. He tackles so many abstractions, real or not (depending on your thoughts on consciousness) that I often gave up on the heavy lifting half way through the presentation of his case.

It is not a book to "chill with" but it was a blast to watch his mind at work.

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