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And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? by Lawrence Weschler
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really liked it
bookshelves: netgalley, nonfiction, published-2019, read-2019

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.
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Reading Progress

April 2, 2019 – Shelved
April 2, 2019 – Shelved as: to-read
April 2, 2019 – Shelved as: netgalley
April 2, 2019 – Shelved as: nonfiction
April 2, 2019 – Shelved as: published-2019
August 16, 2019 – Started Reading
December 3, 2019 –
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page 340
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December 18, 2019 – Finished Reading
December 19, 2019 – Shelved as: read-2019

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