Meghan's Reviews > And How Are You, Dr. Sacks?: A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks
And How Are You, Dr. Sacks?: A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks
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I read one book by Dr. Sacks when I was in high school. It was fascinating, but I was also at an age that I didn't really feel the need to explore more into the background of the author. When this book came across Netgalley, I immediately picked it up given how much I enjoyed The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
What I came to realize is that Oliver Sacks is a fascinating man. He subverts everything I think of when I think of scientist. Sacks road motorcycles and took so many drugs. Yet he was brilliant and loved, and the author clearly had a great relationship with him.
The book does suffer a bit because it was written and put down several times and feels that way. It just occasionally has flow issues and feels a bit a repetitive. But the author definitely cares for Oliver Sacks and does his life justice in this book. And in the end, I definitely will give more of Sacks' books a try.
What I came to realize is that Oliver Sacks is a fascinating man. He subverts everything I think of when I think of scientist. Sacks road motorcycles and took so many drugs. Yet he was brilliant and loved, and the author clearly had a great relationship with him.
The book does suffer a bit because it was written and put down several times and feels that way. It just occasionally has flow issues and feels a bit a repetitive. But the author definitely cares for Oliver Sacks and does his life justice in this book. And in the end, I definitely will give more of Sacks' books a try.
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April 2, 2019
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April 2, 2019
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April 2, 2019
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April 2, 2019
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April 2, 2019
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August 16, 2019
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December 18, 2019
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December 19, 2019
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