Indeed. You get the sense when reading it, that the author was having a blast writing it, which makes learning Ruby fun. Also, the way its written is almost like a captivating book, so you can't help but dive further in.

I remember picking up 'The Ruby Programming Language' written by Matz, got to the 2nd chapter before I hopped online and found the poignant guide. Made for a much more interesting time learning Ruby.