[fnordsensei]

Don't worry too much if you don't get the esoteric stuff in the beginning. The fact that it's there just means that there's room to grow. The core language is actually very simple and quite straightforward. It just allows for some quite mind-boggling stuff.

Try Carin Meier's Living Clojure if you feel up for an intro.

[puredanger]

And then check out the new Clojure Applied (by me) which aims to be a good intermediate level intro. https://pragprog.com/book/vmclojeco/clojure-applied

[jwhitlark]

Clojure Applied is an excellent book so far. I've been using Clojure for a long time, and it's still been very helpful in updating idioms for modeling domains, composing applications, etc.

I'd say it's required reading for working Clojure programmers, of any experience level. We really needed a "how to build applications in Clojure" to complement all the "how to do stuff in Clojure" books that are already out.

[mark_l_watson]

+1 I looked at your table of contents: nice topic selection.

The free excerpt was a good read. You might edit your comment to provide a direct link to that.

[akilism]

2nd for Living Clojure. Great crash course in Clojure for working developers.

[akilism]

Might as well check out Joy of Clojure by Michael Fogus also, really good book.