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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I remember hearing a fair amount about this book when it was published in 1985. I am a bit surprised at how popular it seems to have been considering how stiff and technical the writing and how much is philosophical speculation.
But it was worth reading, even if it took 30 years for a copy to find its way into my hands. In the original hardcover, at that.
But it was worth reading, even if it took 30 years for a copy to find its way into my hands. In the original hardcover, at that.
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very readable and compassionate, never patronizing the reader or subjects, always warm and highly informative.
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Interesting for sure, but the writing style was a bit tiresome for me at times.
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This book is 40 years old, and it shows. There are a ton of words in it, that we simply wouldn't use today. I don't hold it against the book – it's a product of its time – but it might be something worth taking into account, if you consider reading it.
Also, I don't think I necessarily agree with the way the author framed or viewed certain conditions, but that might also have to do with the age of the book.
What is the book about? It's simply a collection of stories of Oliver Sacks' real-life patients with neuropsychological and neurological issues. The stories are without a doubt fascinating, and told with insight and empathy. However, I don't think Mr. Sacks' writing is always the best.
The prose was sometimes very verbose, as well as being full of unexplained neuropsychological lingo that I'm pretty sure most people don't know (like agnosia, dyspraxia etc). And as far as I understand, this book is not just meant for people in the psychology and neurology fields. So that's a bit odd. He also kept referencing researcher friends and friends like we're supposed to just know who they are...!? Also weird.
To conclude, I would say that the book is well worth a read if you're interested in neuropsychology, but it's certainly not without its flaws.
Also, I don't think I necessarily agree with the way the author framed or viewed certain conditions, but that might also have to do with the age of the book.
What is the book about? It's simply a collection of stories of Oliver Sacks' real-life patients with neuropsychological and neurological issues. The stories are without a doubt fascinating, and told with insight and empathy. However, I don't think Mr. Sacks' writing is always the best.
The prose was sometimes very verbose, as well as being full of unexplained neuropsychological lingo that I'm pretty sure most people don't know (like agnosia, dyspraxia etc). And as far as I understand, this book is not just meant for people in the psychology and neurology fields. So that's a bit odd. He also kept referencing researcher friends and friends like we're supposed to just know who they are...!? Also weird.
To conclude, I would say that the book is well worth a read if you're interested in neuropsychology, but it's certainly not without its flaws.
This was an interesting and wonderful collection of unusual neurological clinical studies.
Oliver Sacks was a world renowned neurologist, and though this book does read a "clinical" sometimes, Sacks has a poetical style to his writing and has a great since of humanity. He sees his patients as people, where his colleges might see them as patients or as disorders.
In this collection, Sacks covers several types of neurological disorders such as not being able to recognize animate objects (hence the title) a woman without a body, the man who sees his own leg as an disgusting amputated leg, different types of autism, and hallucinations. In these, Sacks studies the person like no other neurologist or doctor. He has received much criticism in his field due to his lack of formality in his studies. A few of the studies are heart wrenching, some amazing, some weird but all true and all human.
Oliver Sacks was a world renowned neurologist, and though this book does read a "clinical" sometimes, Sacks has a poetical style to his writing and has a great since of humanity. He sees his patients as people, where his colleges might see them as patients or as disorders.
In this collection, Sacks covers several types of neurological disorders such as not being able to recognize animate objects (hence the title) a woman without a body, the man who sees his own leg as an disgusting amputated leg, different types of autism, and hallucinations. In these, Sacks studies the person like no other neurologist or doctor. He has received much criticism in his field due to his lack of formality in his studies. A few of the studies are heart wrenching, some amazing, some weird but all true and all human.
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The book in a word: proprioception. A collection of very interesting case studies. In the end, a call for compassion and understanding.
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Ovu knjigu nam je na 2. godini faksa preporučio asistent na neuroznanosti, kao super zanimljive neurološke priče, lako se čita ovo ono…
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Trebala mi je vječnost da ju pročitam, teško mi je razumljiva, nabacana… Nezz, drago mi je da je iskustvo gotovo. Hvala Dinku na ničemu.