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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Finally got a chance to read this. Much of the book is set in the mid sixties to early seventies. Knowing how mental illness was treated and viewed back then, it made me sad to read the cases and how different these patient’s lives would be now. But the cases were incredibly interesting!
Completamente distinto a lo que suelo leer. Ha sido como asomarme a la calle desde la ventana de otro piso.
Le doy 4⭐️ y no 5 porque siento que solo es un recopilatorio de casos clínicos y, aunque es sumamente interesante, hubiera disfrutado más de la profundización en unos pocos para poder entenderlos un poco mejor. Además, la actualización sobre el avance de los pacientes no está mal, pero siento que pierde mucho material al no mostrar la progresión del caso.
Le doy 4⭐️ y no 5 porque siento que solo es un recopilatorio de casos clínicos y, aunque es sumamente interesante, hubiera disfrutado más de la profundización en unos pocos para poder entenderlos un poco mejor. Además, la actualización sobre el avance de los pacientes no está mal, pero siento que pierde mucho material al no mostrar la progresión del caso.
Great essays of the bizarre effects of brain damage.
First book of the year and while it took me some time to get through, it reminded me once more why I've always been intrigued in psychology and neurology and the workings of our brain. It reminded me on e more, that when affected by certain diseases or as a result of an accident, our sense of humanity can shine through and help with healing, or at least understanding the deficits(or the overcompensation of certain neurological abilities) of people who have been subjected to these as such.
While it was an interesting read, the bigger impact left on me was that we'd all be better off focusing on what we CAN contribute to our society however uniquely and minimal, than what we can't and what we're unable to do due to certain neurological factors. That ought to be focused on and harnessed, instead of trying to make everyone fit in to societal standards and rules.
While it was an interesting read, the bigger impact left on me was that we'd all be better off focusing on what we CAN contribute to our society however uniquely and minimal, than what we can't and what we're unable to do due to certain neurological factors. That ought to be focused on and harnessed, instead of trying to make everyone fit in to societal standards and rules.
A great series of meditations on what it means to live when the things that make us, "us", shift, change, or take a form we hardly recognize. Reading it today, some may take offense with how Sacks wonders and speculates about the "lessons" he learns from his neurology patients or when he argues that we mustn't be so quick to call them suffering.
Still, the enduring compassion and curiosity are the two legs that carry him through all these meetings, and it shines through.
Still, the enduring compassion and curiosity are the two legs that carry him through all these meetings, and it shines through.
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
not bc the book was 'bad', but bc it's a bit hard to understand...
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
funny
informative
fast-paced
informative