Reviews - The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales

this is very outdated, which the author acknowledges, but is also fairly redundant and oddly technical. I do appreciate the idea of narrative medical histories, but I’m not convinced these were organized in the most natural or effective manner.

blaskowskiblake's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 0%

Super old, kind of sad, a little monotonous?

emmi_lee's review against another edition

3.5

challenging hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

Content Warnings

labeck's review against another edition

3.5

informative reflective sad slow-paced

littlestbookstore's review against another edition

I feel really strange for not liking this book since it’s such a classic and I love literature about medicine, but it just wasn’t for me.

ivanhmc's review against another edition

5.0

Interesantes casos y muy fácil de leer.

marcuswithak's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

This was medium-slow paced. Some of the case studies are more interesting than others. Some have so many technical terms that they are nigh impenetrable. If you too encountered the title story in your freshman psych or abnormal psych course and wanted to know more, by all means, read that chapter. But if you're not very well versed in neurological terms, or the scientists who occupied that field in the 20th century, maybe just give this whole book a pass. It certainly wasn't for me, but what do I know, I'm just into social psychology.

I don't even think you need to read this for posterity sake. The conditions he talks about in the last quarter of the book include autism spectrum disorder, something that I think we understand well in 2025. We certainly no longer use all the terms he uses. And he seems to manage to use every single one at least once. Yeesh. Pass.