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A review by ari__s
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
4.0
Absolutely fascinating - amusing at times and heartbreaking at others.
Occasionally, Sacks is a little too clinical and leaves concepts of neurology unexplained - but to be fair, neurology is essentially the nature of the book, so there actually shouldn't be the expectation of him to explain every neurology reference he makes. If anything, the references in the book that I wouldn't consider common knowledge and were left unexplained didn't leave me frustrated and confused - they made me want to pick up a textbook on neurology and learn more about what the author referenced.
This is a book for anyone who is intrigued by the capacity of the human brain. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Occasionally, Sacks is a little too clinical and leaves concepts of neurology unexplained - but to be fair, neurology is essentially the nature of the book, so there actually shouldn't be the expectation of him to explain every neurology reference he makes. If anything, the references in the book that I wouldn't consider common knowledge and were left unexplained didn't leave me frustrated and confused - they made me want to pick up a textbook on neurology and learn more about what the author referenced.
This is a book for anyone who is intrigued by the capacity of the human brain. I thoroughly enjoyed it.