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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Book 6 of 2019. This one has been read in snippets across weeks of tube journeys, but it made me actively look forward to those journeys. It's one of those books that most wannabe doctors seem to read in the run up to their medical school interviews, but this is the first time I've read it.
It's a truly remarkable book. The mix of neurology, philosophy, and psychiatry is fascinating, and the way Sacks writes is so beautiful. Some of the language used definitely isn't politically correct today, but ignoring that, his dedication to his patients and to the study of neurology is clear and inspiring.
I loved it. I would recommend whether or not you're a physician (although if you are and didn't read it in the run up to your interviews ... read it now!) 5 / 5 #book6of14 #2019readingchallenge
It's a truly remarkable book. The mix of neurology, philosophy, and psychiatry is fascinating, and the way Sacks writes is so beautiful. Some of the language used definitely isn't politically correct today, but ignoring that, his dedication to his patients and to the study of neurology is clear and inspiring.
I loved it. I would recommend whether or not you're a physician (although if you are and didn't read it in the run up to your interviews ... read it now!) 5 / 5 #book6of14 #2019readingchallenge
I loved it until the last section, it was kinda boring there.
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“But who was more tragic, or who was more damned—the man who knew it, or the man who did not?”
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An engaging, at times tragic but hopeful re-examination of the approach to studying neurological disease that feels accessible even without much scientific background (though Google was held close at hand). Sometimes uses outdated language, but on the whole is an honest attempt to humanize each person's experience.