What I like about this book:



It is well-written and to the point with easy to grasp examples.

It is the only book I know that treats the object model specifically and it really goes in depth with things.

Even if it's on an "advanced" level it's a pretty fun read - it doesn't make your head hurt.



What I don't like so much about it:



- It's old and some of the examples in the book are hardly valid for current-day compilers. I know that the point the book tries to make is that you have to measure and look at the generated assembly code yourself to be sure. But still in the end the examples may leave people with wrong ideas.

- It's not 100% proofread, especially figures and code contain errors that may be a little confusing.



If you're interested in this stuff it's definitely a good read, even if it's not up there with the real C bibles.