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A review by brggs11
The Darker the Night, the Brighter the Stars: A Neuropsychologist's Odyssey Through Consciousness by Paul Broks
3.0
Maybe should have given this a 4. Overall I really enjoyed the book.
Very interesting discussions on a variety of topics related to neuropsychology and the overlapping philosophy of mind and consciousness, which is intertwined with some Greek mythology and the author’s personal narratives and reflections on life, love, impermanence, coincidence, grief, and finding a sense of satisfaction and coexistence with many of humans’ most fundamental but perhaps most unanswerable questions about the nature of the universe/their existence.
Having said that, the book doesn’t get too, too deep in any one of those areas, and it might be more accurate that it glides across them. The author comes with a heavy science background, which keeps the writing pretty grounded, for better or worse depending on what you’re looking for I suppose.
Three stars, I think, because some parts of the book were more hit or miss in terms of my desire to keep turning the pages. But the more enjoyable parts collectively made the whole book worth pushing through and finishing.
Very interesting discussions on a variety of topics related to neuropsychology and the overlapping philosophy of mind and consciousness, which is intertwined with some Greek mythology and the author’s personal narratives and reflections on life, love, impermanence, coincidence, grief, and finding a sense of satisfaction and coexistence with many of humans’ most fundamental but perhaps most unanswerable questions about the nature of the universe/their existence.
Having said that, the book doesn’t get too, too deep in any one of those areas, and it might be more accurate that it glides across them. The author comes with a heavy science background, which keeps the writing pretty grounded, for better or worse depending on what you’re looking for I suppose.
Three stars, I think, because some parts of the book were more hit or miss in terms of my desire to keep turning the pages. But the more enjoyable parts collectively made the whole book worth pushing through and finishing.