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Pros
Awakenings" was based on the true story of l-dopa patients who woke suddenly after being in a nearly catatonic state caused by the so-called sleep epidemic. Sacks is exceptional at being honest with his audience here. Can't wait to read more about oli... Read More
The author maintains a 360 perspective that distinguishes his writing. This honesty compels you to turn from page to page.
Cons
Oliver sack's autobiography is achingly self-congratulatory. People rave about his writing style, but this one is rather random. It is a rather boring list of places he worked and what motorcycles he's owned.
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” this quality – seemingly an innate part of his personality – had a powerful and beneficial effect
Candid moments shared with the wonder of a manchild discovering who he was with every breath
If youre not familiar with the author or his work however im not sure id recommend making this book your first foray into his oeuvre
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- This product had a total of 3,948 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 3 2023.
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You may wonder why this is so thinking how an autobiography on a doctor could be so interesting to bother reading
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Stil some editing would have helped
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Perhaps its our shared interests perhaps its olivers humor and writing style
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It took so long to finsih his book enjoying of his memory a little by little
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Oliver sacks’ work unknowingly in penny marshall’s movie released in 1990 “awakenings” published in 1973 staring robin williams and robert de niro
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As a psychiatrist scientist author of both research and widely accessible “case studies” his work is only equaled by stephen jay gould carl sagan and james gleick as “public facing scientists” who brought their work to the curious lay
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Sacks discovered he had a metastatic tumor in his liver
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He wrote of his condition in a february 2015 new york times oped piece and said he had only months to live
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