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pallasalex's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
dcunitz's review against another edition
4.0
"In fact, while we joke about a poor memory as a sieve, that's actually the wrong way around. Sieves let water leak through, but they catch the substantial things - they catch what we want to preserve."
dillonbrantley's review against another edition
4.0
Sam Kean as always does an excellent job presenting the history of a scientific endeavor. He presents the anecdotes that fill psychology with appropriate skepticism and discusses the field's limitations openly.
princessbilbo's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
So interesting and I learned so much. I was a bit uncomfortable with how he presented some info and some of the jokes though
emmy_readz's review against another edition
5.0
This is the perfect non fictional medical book. It draws you in. Shows you humanity and science. It blends together the reason people dedicate their lives to medicine and the history behind it. If you aren't in the medical field, it's still accessible. The writing isn't so pretentious that you have to have an MD to understand it, but the content isn't watered down.
jillianhd's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Great anecdotes for a deep dive into the history of neurology