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A review by carysisamelt
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
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