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Originally Posted by rostasi
I have faith in you. You don't have to be a whiz at math -
just a curiosity in interrelationships that exists and an open mind
to thinking about these possibilities. I still have my copy from nearly 40 years ago and
when it was the first book I presented to my, now, wife, she was totally engrossed with its ideas.
Of course, she took to Ulysses as well later, but, again, I have faith in you enjoying the hell out of it.
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Thanks very much! The last Pulitzer-winner I enjoyed was Charles Wuorinen's Time's Encomium (1970) - notably both the youngest composer and the first electronic musical work to win the prize. I'm hopeful that Hofstadter's work will be equally satisfying.
Thanks for your input!