Since this was the first time I used this book to teach this class, I had to read the book. It took 1 week with about 3 hours per day
When reading a technical book, do not expect to understand everything in the first pass, some will stick immediately but some will not make sense until later
When going for my Masters Degree, I read most of my books through in the first weeks of the Semester.
This turned out to be extremely useful
Reading a technical book is more like assembling a puzzle than painting a room, the more pieces you see the easier it is to relate them to each other