I'm getting to the point in my literary feasting that I don't really care what the author writes about as long as it's uplifting, and as long as the author writes it well. Kind of like I don't really have a preference for one ethnic restaurant over another as long as the food preparation is executed nicely.
Who knew I would enjoy a book about the workings of the brain, written by a neurologist? Or rather . . . the workings of the brain when it's working differently than most.
But so I did enjoy it! Oliver Sacks is a solid writer and gives case by case examples of patients he has seen whose brains are working in interesting ways. Like the man who mistook his wife for a hat, for instance.
Not a novel to cruise through, not a beach read. More of a "Let it sit on your night stand and read one chapter a night." Read it and go, "Hmmmmm. Wow. Interesting." Then take a break and come back.
Probably not a book group read, unless all members are cerebral (no pun intended). Sue Ann and Laura, you might take a stab at this one.
Interesting at the very least.
