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Struck by Genius: How a Brain Injury Made Me a Mathematical Marvel
by Maureen Ann Seaberg, Jason Padgett
The one job this book does remarkably is convincing its readers that the human mind has incredible potential. Of course, we all know that, but more like a fact, but the book tells how Savants and synesthetic are evidence of it.
However, a significant portion of the book felt like a filler to me. And in some sense gave a feeling that the story fits better as a long blog than an entire book. In making its reader understand what if feels like to be an acquired savant and a synesthetic the authors mentions many known cases. And as an afterthought, I felt intrigued to know about how they would have felt when they first realised it and how similar or different it was from Jason's. And such a case analysis would have made the book complete for me.
Nonetheless, it was an informative read. And no matter how restrictive I felt the book was, it surely piqued my curiosity to know more on this subject.
However, a significant portion of the book felt like a filler to me. And in some sense gave a feeling that the story fits better as a long blog than an entire book. In making its reader understand what if feels like to be an acquired savant and a synesthetic the authors mentions many known cases. And as an afterthought, I felt intrigued to know about how they would have felt when they first realised it and how similar or different it was from Jason's. And such a case analysis would have made the book complete for me.
Nonetheless, it was an informative read. And no matter how restrictive I felt the book was, it surely piqued my curiosity to know more on this subject.