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This is a discussion topic for the January 2025 Book of the Month, "The Riddle of Alchemy" by Paul Kiritsis.

What did you like least about "The Riddle of Alchemy" by Paul Kiritsis?

I probably dislike the writing style the least. It's a little meandering, and while I've been reading, I keep finding myself thinking, "what's your point here?"

Although I do not specifically dislike anything about the book, I would say that the writing technique wasn't top-notch. It's a great book though. However, the author could have done better.

It is written at a very detailed level. I felt that as a reader with limited knowledge of the topic, I had to reread a lot of his writing.

What I liked least about the book is that it’s a little overwhelming right from the beginning. It seems like it was written with a perspective that a reader would already know quite a lot about the areas of philosophy that it discusses.

I disliked the fact that the book was abstract and complex because a lot of misunderstanding set in from this.

if there is anything, to dislike, it would be the complex writing style. one has to pause and go over some sentences and paragraphs in order to finally understand them.