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ellaisreading1234's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
I don't think I'm quite at the stage where I can fully appreciate this book but it is fascinating to read
michinio's review against another edition
5.0
ბოლოსკენ ცოოოოოოტა გაწელილი და repetitive მომეჩვენა, მარა შეიძლება მარტო მომეჩვენა :)
bookishsumaiyah's review against another edition
5.0
A well-written non fiction book about the peculiarities of neurological diseases and how indicators of genius and brilliance can be found in places in which you least expect. Oliver Sacks lovingly describe each patient and their uniqueness in different clinical stories, and sets a gold-standard of neurologists word wide to perceive their patients more than just symptoms alone. Sacks language is cherry-picked to do his patience justice, and this creates one of the most beautiful enduring writing you will ever read:
“Empirical science told me there was not - but empirical science, empiricism, takes no account of the soul, no account of what constitutes and determines personal being. Perhaps there is a philosophical as well as a clinical lesson here: that in Korsakov's, or dementia, or other such catastrophes, however great the organic damage and Humean dissolution, there remains the undiminished possibility of reintegration by art, by communion, by touching the human spirit: and this can be preserved in what seems at first a hopeless state of neurological devastation.”
- Oliver Sacks, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat”, p.42
“And not just stories - poetry too. This seemed a deep need or hunger in Rebecca - a necessary form of nourishment, of reality, for her mind. Nature was beautiful, but mute. It was not enough. She needed the entire world re-presented to her in verbal images, in language, and seemed to have little difficult following the metaphors and symbols, in striking contrast to her incapacity with simple propositions and instructions. The language of feeling, of the concrete, of the image and symbol formed a world she loved and, to a remarkable extent, could enter. Though conceptually inept, she was at home with poetic language, and was herself, in a stumbling, touching way, a sort of ‘primitive’, natural poet.
- Oliver Sacks, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.”
“Empirical science told me there was not - but empirical science, empiricism, takes no account of the soul, no account of what constitutes and determines personal being. Perhaps there is a philosophical as well as a clinical lesson here: that in Korsakov's, or dementia, or other such catastrophes, however great the organic damage and Humean dissolution, there remains the undiminished possibility of reintegration by art, by communion, by touching the human spirit: and this can be preserved in what seems at first a hopeless state of neurological devastation.”
- Oliver Sacks, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat”, p.42
“And not just stories - poetry too. This seemed a deep need or hunger in Rebecca - a necessary form of nourishment, of reality, for her mind. Nature was beautiful, but mute. It was not enough. She needed the entire world re-presented to her in verbal images, in language, and seemed to have little difficult following the metaphors and symbols, in striking contrast to her incapacity with simple propositions and instructions. The language of feeling, of the concrete, of the image and symbol formed a world she loved and, to a remarkable extent, could enter. Though conceptually inept, she was at home with poetic language, and was herself, in a stumbling, touching way, a sort of ‘primitive’, natural poet.
- Oliver Sacks, “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.”
dsinocruz's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
2r3birth's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
uutopicaa's review against another edition
4.0
¿3.75?
Compré este libro sin saber muy bien qué era. El título me resultó curioso y pude conseguirlo usado a bajo precio, ¿por qué no leerlo?
El ejemplar contiene varios relatos de casos médicos curiosos en los que trabajó el autor, un neurólogo. Cada historia está dividida en el relato en sí (la anécdota) y la explicación médica al respecto.
Estoy convencida de que aquellos lectores con mayores conocimientos técnicos sobre el asunto podrán disfrutarlo más que yo. Es una curiosidad muy interesante, pero por momentos sentía que las explicaciones me alejaban de lo que yo quería conocer o explorar, que era la parte más humana de esos casos. Por momentos, la explicación técnica se mezclaba con el relato (en lugar de quedar para la otra sección) y eso me distraía porque mi curiosidad, como lectora promedio que no sabe de medicina, iba por otro lado.
También creo que lo podría haber disfrutado más en español, porque los términos médicos en inglés son todos nuevos para mí, mientras que en mi propio idioma conozco un poquito más al respecto.
Compré este libro sin saber muy bien qué era. El título me resultó curioso y pude conseguirlo usado a bajo precio, ¿por qué no leerlo?
El ejemplar contiene varios relatos de casos médicos curiosos en los que trabajó el autor, un neurólogo. Cada historia está dividida en el relato en sí (la anécdota) y la explicación médica al respecto.
Estoy convencida de que aquellos lectores con mayores conocimientos técnicos sobre el asunto podrán disfrutarlo más que yo. Es una curiosidad muy interesante, pero por momentos sentía que las explicaciones me alejaban de lo que yo quería conocer o explorar, que era la parte más humana de esos casos. Por momentos, la explicación técnica se mezclaba con el relato (en lugar de quedar para la otra sección) y eso me distraía porque mi curiosidad, como lectora promedio que no sabe de medicina, iba por otro lado.
También creo que lo podría haber disfrutado más en español, porque los términos médicos en inglés son todos nuevos para mí, mientras que en mi propio idioma conozco un poquito más al respecto.
tabunne's review against another edition
4.0
A perfect introduction to psychology in that it's easy to digest and understand while exploring interesting case studies.
gios_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
È stato sicuramente interessante leggere di alcuni casi e patologie di cui ignoravo totalmente l'esistenza. La mia parte preferita è stata la prima "perdite", di cui fa parte anche il racconto che dà titolo al libro, in cui si osserva la più vasta varietà di patologie tra i casi raccolti.
Il più grande punto a favore di questa lettura è l'umanità che mostra Sacks nell'osservare e interagire con i suoi pazienti, considerando anche l'anno di pubblicazione del libro (1985). Mi sarei aspettata, vista anche l'assenza di determinate nozioni che si hanno adesso, una maggiore chiusura mentale, invece il paziente viene sempre visto prima di tutto come persona e mai come unicamente rappresentato dalla sua patologia.
È di facile leggibilita anche per chi come me non ha nozioni di psicologia o filosofia (di cui sono presenti diversi riferimenti).
Il più grande punto a favore di questa lettura è l'umanità che mostra Sacks nell'osservare e interagire con i suoi pazienti, considerando anche l'anno di pubblicazione del libro (1985). Mi sarei aspettata, vista anche l'assenza di determinate nozioni che si hanno adesso, una maggiore chiusura mentale, invece il paziente viene sempre visto prima di tutto come persona e mai come unicamente rappresentato dalla sua patologia.
È di facile leggibilita anche per chi come me non ha nozioni di psicologia o filosofia (di cui sono presenti diversi riferimenti).