
An Anthropologist on Mars
Seven Paradoxical Tales
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Davis
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Oliver Sacks
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By:
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Oliver Sacks
To these seven narratives of neurological disorder, Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his best sellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. These men, women, and one extraordinary child emerge as brilliantly adaptive personalities, whose conditions have not so much debilitated them as ushered them into another reality.
PLEASE NOTE: Some changes have been made to the original manuscript with the permission of Oliver Sacks.
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The stories were good but they were repetitive. Exactly same wording was used multiple times in the same chapter.
I still recommend you to READ it.
Read this book
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Not as good as the man who mistook his wife for a
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always interesting
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a fascinating look at the human mind
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The narration is good, and reminiscent of Sacks himself.
paradoxical indeed
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Would you consider the audio edition of An Anthropologist on Mars to be better than the print version?
I loved Oliver Sacks' narration. It adds immeasurably to the pleasure and the clarity. Mr. Davis' narration was very disappointing.What was one of the most memorable moments of An Anthropologist on Mars?
The fact that the restoration of sight was such a disappointment was so shocking and sad.Did Jonathan Davis and Oliver Sacks do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Despite the brevity of their description, Oliver Sacks was able to carve a three dimensional view of his sympathetic characters.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Not quite sad enough to make me cry.Any additional comments?
I have read almost everything that Mr. Sacks has ever written. I always find his work strange, enlightening and memorable.Typical Oliver Sacks
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Past and still in used perspectives on mental health
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I enjoyed this book more than the others by Sacks that I've read (Awakenings; The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat). The way he has framed this collection of case studies -- as explorations of the humanity of seven patients with various neurological conditions -- lets his storytelling shine. In other books, where it was just as much patient case study as scientific exploration, Sacks's tendency to speak in metaphor and supposition got int he way. In this book, it is an advantage. We get to know the seven patients and how they interact with the world through conditions that we generally consider illnesses, disorders, or pathologies, but how in some ways their "otherness" makes them who they are. A really thought provoking and often touching set of essays.Favorite book by Sacks, full of humanity
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the empathetic neurologist
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Some parts feel like anthropological Notes, others medical, others like the intimate impressions in a poetic diary, and you’re not sure as a reader if you’ve just experienced a new revelation or something that you understood all along.
Oliver Sacks is one of a kind. I miss him greatly.
Anthropologist with a philosopher’s mind
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