I tried to sit down and read it, but got bored after a while. I use it as a reference mostly for a specific issue I have a question about or want to know more about.
I read through the tutorials on FF and read through the Welcome post on this board. They were very helpful. Make a ff account to track your cycles. GL!
So I guess I'm the odd duck, but I read through the prior edition that my local library had cover-to-cover, then bought the new edition and read through it cover-to-cover, and reference it often. (FTR, I prefer the prior edition - it was better organized and less wordy.)