My experience with Angular documentation was similar, as well as the getting starting guide.
I remember posting an issue on stack overflow about an issue I was having on the first few pages of the guide, I realised I had misread the docs, and I answered the question myself. But that post is now my top voted question on SO, so I don't think I was alone on my experience with the Angular docs. Mind you this was 2014.
Compared with my experience with the Ember docs, the Ember docs & getting starting guide was way more readable & easier to follow. (also in 2014)
I remember posting an issue on stack overflow about an issue I was having on the first few pages of the guide, I realised I had misread the docs, and I answered the question myself. But that post is now my top voted question on SO, so I don't think I was alone on my experience with the Angular docs. Mind you this was 2014.
Compared with my experience with the Ember docs, the Ember docs & getting starting guide was way more readable & easier to follow. (also in 2014)