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marcuswithak 's review for:
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks
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.
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.