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Alucinaciones, by Oliver Sacks

pema66's review against another edition

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2.0

"The Man who mistook his wife for a Hat " is one of my all time favourites, so I was looking forward to a new Sacks. I was terribly disappointed, there is nothing new here, and it is written in a dry style with not enough case histories.

discoveringpeace's review against another edition

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5.0

Utterly fascinating! It took me forever to read - I ran laps round the bibliography, diving deeper, learning more. I was surprised to learn how many everyday, mundane experiences are considered hallucinations; it's terrifying how... ordinary(!) and commonsense hallucinations can be, yet how often the stigma attached leads to misdiagnosis and trauma. Definitely a book I'll need to purchase and revisit.

hanazet's review against another edition

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5.0

Neurológ Oliver Sacks sa pozrel na fenomén, o ktorom sa tí, čo sa s ním stretávajú, boja hovoriť. Ak poviete, že vidíte nejakých ľudí či rôzne predmety a vzory tam, kde nemajú čo robiť, prípadne že počujete hlasy, asi si rovno môžete vypísať žiadanku na hospitalizáciu na uzavretom oddelení. Presne takto sa to neraz skončilo, ako upozorňuje Sacks. Čudovali by ste sa však, ako často sa ľudia, úplne normálni a príčetní, s halucináciami stretávajú. Mozog sa s nami jednoducho pohráva.

V jednotlivých častiach nás Oliver Sacks zoznámi so situáciami a stavmi, v ktorých k halucináciám dochádza. Cez príbehy pacientov, ktorí sa mu zdôverili so svojimi zážitkami, ale aj cez vlastné skúsenosti priblíži, prečo tieto halucinácie vznikajú a ako sa prejavujú. Nevyhol sa ani téme psychotropných látok, kde opísal vlastné experimenty, ktoré vyústili do pomerne slušnej závislosti.

Táto kniha je fascinujúca, zaujímavá od prvej po poslednú stranu a otvorí vám dvere do sveta, o ktorom asi väčšina z nás netušila. Je úžasné, že sa o tejto téme rozhodol autor hovoriť a príblížiť ju verejnosti. Myslím si, že mnohým ľuďom sa uľaví a budú mať pochopenie, ak sa im raz príbuzný či priateľ zdôverí s nezbyčajným zážitkom. Namiesto toho, aby v tom hľadali posolstvo z druhého sveta, budú vedieť, že to je len výstrelok celkom pozemského mozgu.

erinkapowell's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.0

acidicgoddess's review against another edition

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I decided to pick this book up because one of my professors recommended it and I had previously enjoyed Oliver Sacks’ The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. I was expecting this book to read the same as his other book, but it read more like an introduction in a research proposal where he lists all the different research relevant to the one he’s conducting. If you aren’t already familiar with perception and the functions of the brain, this will read as nonsensical to you. It’s an interesting book, but it’s heavy in information and difficult to understand.

reibee's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

so interesting and very nerdy of me to read in my free time 

msbananananner's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.5

elizafiedler's review against another edition

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4.0

Good, but I wish the book went beyond a (very comprehensive) list of kinds and sources of hallucinations. This is my second Sacks book, and I much prefer the first one I read: The Mind's Eye delves deeper into the mysterious and the things we still don't know about perception.

not_alicen's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5

kansel512's review against another edition

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challenging funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5