Scan barcode
A review by jonathanwallace
Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening by John Elder Robison
3.0
I listened to this on audiobook.
I feel asleep a few times listening before a nap and heard snippets that were really scary at times.
Any time that I slow down and think of the preciousness and fickleness of “me” or “us” is intimidating and fear inspiring.
Also, hearing how stark our ignorance may be adds to the fear.
Interesting that the ignorance in this story is emotional awareness which I’ve struggled with at times though not to the degree that the author describes here.
We all carry around limited capacity for understanding which makes the minuscule experience we do have all the more sacred.
I feel asleep a few times listening before a nap and heard snippets that were really scary at times.
Any time that I slow down and think of the preciousness and fickleness of “me” or “us” is intimidating and fear inspiring.
Also, hearing how stark our ignorance may be adds to the fear.
Interesting that the ignorance in this story is emotional awareness which I’ve struggled with at times though not to the degree that the author describes here.
We all carry around limited capacity for understanding which makes the minuscule experience we do have all the more sacred.