[peterhalburt33]

The first time I attempted Rudin I gave up after the second chapter. I had been through Abbot, and still didn’t truly understand Analysis (or the style of analysts). After letting it sit for a few months, I picked Rudin back up and it instantly became my favorite text. I have no clue why this change happened so suddenly, but as a convert I will point out that he is a master at including exactly the right amount of detail: he does not leave details out, but neither does he commit the equally (if not more) harmful sin of over explaining a concept. This leaves every concept explained as concisely and simply as possible, but no more, and is extremely helpful as a person with ADHD. The book is worth it’s weight in gold: one can read a chapter of Rudin in a day and have a better understanding of the concept than reading twice or three times as much material in a competing analysis text.