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Do you think there is a need for a better written DL textbook? I definitely agreed with the review you linked.

I've always thought that Hands on ML by Geron was great implementation wise, but lacking in the mathematical rigor and depth. While I would have a general sense of what is going on after reading it, and I'd certainly be able to structure and implement a model, I don't know if I would have any deep intuitions.

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Geron's book is more of a tutorial/cookbook coalesced with important insights into the practice of machine learning. So, I recommend reading Introduction to Statistical Learning (and Elements of Statistical Learning for theoretical background) before jumping into Geron's book. As engineers, I agree we need to have some theoretical background but at the same time, we are applying this knowledge to real world problems. Geron's book is invaluable and I hope publishes more, it is a gem.

2nd edition coming in August. Preorders opened a few days ago. He posted on twitter. Some preview chapters available on O'Reilly's site.

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