Just read it like a novel. Ignore the exercises. What struck me that it took 8 or 9 chapters until they even presented a loop, and it was none the worse for doing that. Actually helped my imperative lizard brain evolve.

Yes, its a book that uses lisp, but its not a lisp book. Its about programming techniques, i felt.

Of all the books that are usually recommended to be read and nobody actually does, this is the one that i actually read and liked.