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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
3 reviews
s_mj_f's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I received this as a gift after stumbling across the title while working at a university bookstore. I thought the content sounded fascinating.
"The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" is a collection of different case studies from renowned neuroscientist Oliver Sacks. Each chapter chronicles a different patient suffering with a different type of memory-related issue.
I really enjoyed how this book was organized and presented. There were sections that grouped related cases together, and there was an introduction for each section to give a high-level overview of what was going to be discussed. Each case and patient were discussed thoughtfully; however, it is quickly evident that this book was written many years ago because some of the terminology used felt insensitive. The mind is a wild and fascinating place, and I think it is riveting to learn about different instances of medical anomalies.
If you are interested in or studying the mind, I recommend this work, and I will certainly keep Oliver Sacks's work in mind to pick up in the future.
"The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" is a collection of different case studies from renowned neuroscientist Oliver Sacks. Each chapter chronicles a different patient suffering with a different type of memory-related issue.
I really enjoyed how this book was organized and presented. There were sections that grouped related cases together, and there was an introduction for each section to give a high-level overview of what was going to be discussed. Each case and patient were discussed thoughtfully; however, it is quickly evident that this book was written many years ago because some of the terminology used felt insensitive. The mind is a wild and fascinating place, and I think it is riveting to learn about different instances of medical anomalies.
If you are interested in or studying the mind, I recommend this work, and I will certainly keep Oliver Sacks's work in mind to pick up in the future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail
carysisamelt's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
an extremely interesting book, even in the 21st century. however, there is a lot of things that made me uncomfortable when reading this, namely the use of the r-slur (though used as an actually medical term, someone should definitely revise this) and the complete inaccuracy when describing autism. i really liked the start but ending with the chapter “simpletons” (or name to that effect) left a sour taste in my mouth.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis