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Diving for Seahorses: Exploring the Science and Secrets of Human Memory by Ylva Østby, Hilde Østby
callme_tippy's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed how this book is formatted, and greaty enjoyed the stories and information.
callitus's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. Engrossing most of the time, but at the same time I did not find that I've learned too much
losthitsu's review against another edition
3.0
The big selling point of this book is that it's written by a two sister team, one of whom is a neuroscientist and the other is a writer. I had high expectations for the quality of the prose but I'm sad to say it was rather a letdown (and no, this has nothing to do with the translation). The structure of the book is meandering, the theme transitions are sometimes rather forced, and the tone gets unnecessarily sensationalist at times. Some of the gimmicks like the pretend-talkshow script weren't as funny as I presume the authors wanted them to be. Still, it was nice to read a book that doesn't use the default US/UK point of view, and some of the connections - particularly the chapter on memories and future - were interesting and thought-provoking.
hwarium's review against another edition
5.0
Finished in a vietnamese cafe on a rainy day, tweeted quotes to klav to make her buy it too
annavk's review
4.0
3.5 stars. Easy to read and pretty interesting, but I was left feeling like I don't really understand how memory works any better than before I read the book - however I think that is largely to do with the fact that a lot of it is still unknown. Maybe the authors should revisit this work in another 10 years.