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3.87 AVERAGE
This book is magical. Oliver Sacks gives such a delightful blend of science and humanity. He is empathetic and insightful, giving life to people who have been often flattened to just a diagnosis. I plan on reading everything else I can by him!
Typically, books or stories like these are provided on youtube channels meant to sensationalize an interesting story. The author here provides these stories and clinical tales that helps the reader appreciate the humanity and the suffering of those that might be different than we are.
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this one was so boring im srry
I'm giving it 3 stars only because I think it's not readable for a broader audience, being swallowed, occasionally, by the too complex language used. Nevertheless, it opened up a world to me - the unknown world of the brain, and Oliver Sacks does have a special talent in bringing his patients into the reader's attention under a warm light. Particularly the last story about Jose trickled compassionate tears in my eyes. I recommend it only if you like learning more about brain damage and its consequences.
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This book does a great job of providing insight into the brain and its inner workings. The stories are very fascinating, showing how we take many of the processes that the brain undertakes for granted, or what it does without us knowing, as shown with proprioception. What I loved the most is how Sacks includes the process that the patients learn to live and overcome their impairments, showing how there are people behind these disorders. While I felt the book had in the later half become less interesting, as all the most interesting cases had been told first, the book is a great read for anyone interested in the brain.
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Muy pesado para mí, me di cuenta de que me gusta mi rama de estudios porque se me dificultó demasiado esta y no la disfruté. Lenguaje de la época, muchos comentarios que hoy en día serían mal vistos (con justa razón), en especial la tercera parte. Lo leí para mi club de libro, fue interesante leer algo diferente pero definitivamente no lo escogería de nuevo.
This was a fascinating series of vignettes about Dr. Sack's patients. The most fascinating aspect of the book was all the things we don't know about the human brain. Many people we think of as having disabilities, may also have tremendous gifts just because their brain works a little differently. There is so much left to learn about perception, reason, the brain and some of the very things that make us human. My only critique was that the language was very science heavy at times, making it difficult for the average reader to understand.
informative
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reflective
slow-paced