django018 's review for:

An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks

3.5

adventurous

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Though a bit out of date now (as one may very well expect from narrative neurology non-fiction published in the 90’s, but the work remains quite enlightened in many areas in my opinion, even today), nonetheless a fascinating read. I’ve no doubt the author has been a superb guide for many through a world of varied neurotypes, and he does appear to display a great compassion with his subjects. Of course my true love, being-environment-interfacing, thirsts for the knowing, for glimmers of insight into such experiences as chronicled in the book so I simply had to have this one in my back pocket. Although reading perspectives ‘from the mouth of the horse’ will remain my go to and first recommendation, as mentioned earlier I think the good doctor has done a quite fine job in guiding the curiosity of those perhaps without access or unwilling to dig into such accounts. I especially enjoy the synthesis of specific diverse experiences along with the (as I perceived it) rough time to space gradient organization with the chapters.

If you’ve read this, I’d love to discuss it with you! What are some neurology focused disability studies books you’d recommend?