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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
4 reviews
lenorayoder's review against another edition
informative
reflective
2.0
These cases are interesting, but I don’t like the way they’re written about. On a structural level, some chapters feel out of order. For example, chapter 7 takes the time to define and discuss proprioception - but it comes after chapter 3, which focuses on a case where a patient lost proprioception.
As for the content, I don’t like the author’s attitude towards his patients. The way he talks about them, philosophizes, and speculates about their inner lives really rubs me the wrong way. He seems to be taking more care than a lot of doctors did at the time (yikes), but it still doesn’t really feel like Sacks truly sees his patients as real, actual people.
As for the content, I don’t like the author’s attitude towards his patients. The way he talks about them, philosophizes, and speculates about their inner lives really rubs me the wrong way. He seems to be taking more care than a lot of doctors did at the time (yikes), but it still doesn’t really feel like Sacks truly sees his patients as real, actual people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and War
eve81's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Racial slurs, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Ableism and War
laurataylor's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
angelfireeast24's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis