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4.06 AVERAGE
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I could’ve given it 5 stars for its readableness, however, the way autism was described gave me the ick. It is understandable that the information in the book is outdated by now but it was difficult to see the words such as “retardation” used to describe aspects of autism from the perspective of someone living 30 years after the book was written.
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Oh, Oliver Sacks! You wonderful man!
Sacks is a psychologist who has been kind enough to harness his spectacular gift for the English language in order to recollect some highly memorable cases.
Sacks is a psychologist who has been kind enough to harness his spectacular gift for the English language in order to recollect some highly memorable cases.
Borderline 3/4
I did enjoy the book and learned a fair deal from it, about the topics at hand (autism), and things at random... However it could have been half as long! The seven separate pieces didn't really feel like essays to me - they lacked coherent structure. But I do adore Mr Sacks and will read others of his works - hopefully shorter ones.
I did enjoy the book and learned a fair deal from it, about the topics at hand (autism), and things at random... However it could have been half as long! The seven separate pieces didn't really feel like essays to me - they lacked coherent structure. But I do adore Mr Sacks and will read others of his works - hopefully shorter ones.
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I try to give this 5.75 stars but it never works. Anyways, I love Oliver Sacks, I find his writing is the perfect intersection of approachable and highly technical. He approaches such far reaching topics of philosophy and psychology and intertwines them in magnificent ways.
Definitely a must read.
Definitely a must read.
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This was another very good Oliver Sacks collection, opening the mind up to ideas about the mind. It got a little repetitive in the essay sequence, and the final essay on Temple Gradin felt dense, which made it hard to finish the book. I'm happy to have read it, and will keep it on the shelf for reference. I recommend anyone interested in that they read each essay in between other books just to keep things fresh.
Very interesting book of case studies of interesting people. This is the same doctor portrayed by Robin Williams (with DeNiro) in the movie Awakenings.
Some stories were better than others, but the book does, amongst other things, a good job of showing how dynamic the brain is.
Some stories were better than others, but the book does, amongst other things, a good job of showing how dynamic the brain is.
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