Adam's review
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver W. Sacks
Adam's review
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver W. Sacks
Adam's review
rating:
“Musicophlia: Tales of Music of the Brain” has got to be one of the most confusing yet interesting books I’ve ever read.
The main strength of the book is the stories the author, Oliver Sacks, tells us in the book. Tony Cicoria, a man that had no previous experience with music, got struck by lightning one day, was dead briefly, but brought back to life, and two or three days later, he has a sudden desire to listen to piano music, eventually getting piano lessons and starts composing. Salimah M. was mostly a busy, uptight woman, who was bothered by the smallest things but after she had a tumor removed, she became a much happier, more caring, and sympathetic person. She also had a “vaguely musical life” (as she calls it) before the tumor removal, but after, she wanted to listen to music, go to concerts, and listen to classical music much more often. Basically, these stories are about patients of Sacks that have weird encounters with music and their effects on the brain. The s...more
The main strength of the book is the stories the author, Oliver Sacks, tells us in the book. Tony Cicoria, a man that had no previous experience with music, got struck by lightning one day, was dead briefly, but brought back to life, and two or three days later, he has a sudden desire to listen to piano music, eventually getting piano lessons and starts composing. Salimah M. was mostly a busy, uptight woman, who was bothered by the smallest things but after she had a tumor removed, she became a much happier, more caring, and sympathetic person. She also had a “vaguely musical life” (as she calls it) before the tumor removal, but after, she wanted to listen to music, go to concerts, and listen to classical music much more often. Basically, these stories are about patients of Sacks that have weird encounters with music and their effects on the brain. The s...more
