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Some are harder to read than others. Bavinck in my opinion is harder than Calvin.
Part of the challenge of reading STs is understanding where the author was trained and how he thinks. Bavinck is one of the most balanced Reformed theologians Holland ever produced. It was he that said;

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Religion, the fear of God, must therefore be the element which inspires and animates all theological investigation. That must be the pulsebeat of the science. A theologian is a person who makes bold to speak about God because he speaks out of God and through God. To profess theology is to do holy work. It is a priestly ministration in the house of the Lord. It is itself a service of worship, a consecration of mind and heart to the honour of His name.
Reformed theologians owe a large debt to him, including VanTil and Berkhof. Bavinck introduced the notion of organic inspiration of the Scriptures and also developed a solution to the infra/supralapsarian challenge. He is worth your investment and time as to how he thinks, et. al. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/bravo.gif" alt="" />

Reformed and Always Reforming,