Brief comments on the book "Clojure for the Brave and True"

This is a book by Daniel Higginbotham and published by "No Starch Press" with a copyright date of 2015.

This was mostly an impulse purchase. I have wanted to read up on Clojure for some time and just hadn't picked up any books on it.  I saw this at the book store recently and without really checking it over decided to give it a try.  Based on the cover and title it seemed like the author might be entertaining as well.

I'm not quite done reading the book but I don't think my general comments will change regarding it.  You can learn things about Clojure from the book. I'll probably catch flak from someone on this but I have not *enjoyed* reading the book.  If I had actually browsed it decently at the store I probably would not have purchased it.

The writing is generally ok and the editing was pretty good overall.  The author was trying to create something that wasn't a dry and boring book.  There were a number of detractors in the book from my perspective though.

• Comments that referenced God in a common but irreverent manner which I didn't appreciate and provided no value.
• Examples involving vampires, zombies, etc. The attempts to be "fun" didn't work for me; the example content was a distraction from the technical idea being presented and provided no value.
• I found the authors style awkward at times and hard to follow.  I'm not sure if having some recent but even minimal pre-existing Clojure/Lisp exposure would have helped. I'm still debating what I think the underlying issue is.

Anyways, yes, I did learn a few things.  No, this is not a book that I will hold onto for reading again or as a general reference.

Wishing you a blessed day!
Scott