Originally Posted by
Thrifty 
....it seems like the more I read, the more the AV keeps trying to chime in.
This is to be expected. The Beast is a survival drive, albeit a twisted one, and it can sense what you are feeling. AVRT is a potential death sentence for the Beast, so you can bet that it will chime in and try to actively prevent you from taking it all in. What self-respecting Beast worth its salt wouldn't?
Just read the book, then read through this thread from the beginning, and then read the book again, paying close attention to the exercises in the book. Spend some time on the exercises, don't just plow through them. You should be able to get up to speed on AVRT fairly quickly that way.