[riidom]

What I like to do, when not under time pressure, is to read such a book cover-to-cover, as a first pass. I get an idea which parts will be difficult for me, and which are probably not.

In this stage, I don't sweat the parts I don't get, I just note for later, that, if these turn out to be important, will require some care, patience and time. I also build some sort of "map" in my mind about the elements that exist, to get an overview.

After doing so, I feel a lot more confident to tackle the topic of the book "properly", doing exercises, etc.