Wednesday 5 November 2008

In which your intrepid reader reaches the limits of her brain power

My latest book was The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks. Sacks is the doctor whose work was fictionalised in the film Awakenings. Here he discusses neurological case histories from his practice. The case histories are fascinating and in some cases baffling, but the doctor's own humanity comes through in every instance. Some of the scientific discussion was rather beyond me I am afraid but overall this was a very interesting book.
Posted by Fifecat at 16:03

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous5 November 2008 at 21:02

    sounds excellent, have you read sybil by Flora Schreiber, its a true story of a woman with multiple personality disorder. Very sad and enlightening.
    good luck
    Lisa

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  2. Fifecat6 November 2008 at 13:04

    Thanks Lisa, that sounds interesting. I will check for it in the library.

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