[dibbs]

Read Zee's book first for O8 a long time back, reread it for stud, then read brunsons section.

I had a similar reaction to it, it was just easier for me to understand, very digestable.

Thing is about Zee's book (also incredibly true for TOP and others) is that I think someone may have to grow into in a way. I reread the S8 section in Zee's book for the third time today, and I got so much more out of it than the previous reads. I don't think this just has to do with pounding the information in for the third time, I think it has to do with the fact that even after 6k hands, things you merely read before you can now fully digest and better understand, and I still feel like I'm not even close to getting all of it.

I like SS2 but do feel some of the sections lack deeper discussion and thought in some areas,this seems to be true in most Cardoza publications I've read. I'm still impressed by the original SS, even if it's dated by now.

I don't think I took the label "For Advanced Players" seriously enough.

Either way, I think both are worth owning for any S8 player. JMO, a newb myself.