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A review by amyrhoda
A Mind of Its Own: How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives by Cordelia Fine
4.0
This is a terrific little book about some of the numerous ways the brain takes the wheel and relieves our conscious minds of the work of making decisions, passing judgement, and evaluating ourselves. Fine is a meticulous researcher and there are plenty of references, but the writing is fun and breezy.
However, I wouldn't say this book is an easy read. It's written in a particularly English style that I find hard to characterize, but that relies on a large vocabulary and convoluted linguistic circumlocutions. It a lot of fun to read for those of us who are adept at English, but I imagine it's exhausting for the rest of the world.
Here's an example: "For scratch the surface of the moral judgments of mature adulthood, and the visceral inequities worthy of the passionate toddler can be plainly seen. Carelessly unattuned to the cicumstances of others, we can be as quick to conclude 'naughty Greta' as any stripling magistrate." Basically it sounds like it's written by Moira from Schitt's Creek.
However, I wouldn't say this book is an easy read. It's written in a particularly English style that I find hard to characterize, but that relies on a large vocabulary and convoluted linguistic circumlocutions. It a lot of fun to read for those of us who are adept at English, but I imagine it's exhausting for the rest of the world.
Here's an example: "For scratch the surface of the moral judgments of mature adulthood, and the visceral inequities worthy of the passionate toddler can be plainly seen. Carelessly unattuned to the cicumstances of others, we can be as quick to conclude 'naughty Greta' as any stripling magistrate." Basically it sounds like it's written by Moira from Schitt's Creek.