A review by dianaknight
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker

informative medium-paced

3.5

Pretty interesting book but also felt a little out of touch when it came to practicalities. Sleep is very important but it felt like the book was missing a bit of "touch the grass," in that humans are resilient even if you occasionally have some nights of bad sleep. I also found it interesting there was no mention of new parents...I would have liked to understand why we evolved to have such needy offspring, considering how important sleep is.