The book is poorly written, and defers to “go read the Postgres documentation” whenever it gets to any depth. I would extend that advice to just go read the documentation instead of this book.

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The book can be a bit slow in the first 3 sections, where it largely (and excessively) quotes other work. It makes up for it in the final section, which feels like the thesis of the book, and the author's novel contribution 

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There are some good essays in here, but they're buried in others that just feel like self congratulatory filler

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