【Case-studies of the Bizarre & Fascinating】
Thus does Dr. Sacks begin his investigation into some of the more interesting & perplexing mysteries of the mind that he has encountered in his time as a neurologist.!!
He weaves his tales of his subjects - not really patients in most cases - and offers up historical and personal observations as to what might lurk behind these manifestations.*****
He visits with each one, giving us a background on them as people, and on their condition.
You get to know not only the condition of the patient but their history - anything that might have led up to the problem, or might have been affected by it.!!
The painter who lost his ability to see color was profoundly affected - he could no longer paint what he saw because his vision was relegated to black, white and 'dirty' - anything in between.
Virgil, who was blind since he was a young boy, has his cataracts removed to find out that his brain isn't ready to see again - and struggles with whether he was better off in a 'sightless world'.!!
Sacks is a compassionate writer who shows off the person as well as the disease.☆☆☆☆☆
While he is excellent at describing his personal observations of these people and their conditions - making them human and interesting, and also addressing the situations that their conditions present - Sacks can often be difficult to read....
This is my favorite book by Sacks; 'Island of the Colour Blind' is a close second (it was also translated into a fabulous PBS special) and 'The Man who Mistook...' would be third in line.
He is certainly among the finest popular medical writers of our time.★★★★★
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「レナードの朝」と言う映画は、見た事はあったが、この本の中に出てくる人たちのようないろいろな症例があることを知らなかった。様々な症状を持ちながらも、その症状を受け入れて、その人なりの人生を歩む姿は、なんだか考えさせられる、沁みる。
前に読んだことがありましたが、処分してしまったので文庫で再購入。時々、作者の目線に疑問を感じることはあるものの、「先生」というのはこういうもんなのかな、と思いました。とはいえ、内容はやはり面白いし分かりやすいし素晴らしい。特にラストの表題作「火星の人類学者」は初めて読んだ時の感動が甦りました。
【Case-studies of the Bizarre & Fascinating】 Thus does Dr. Sacks begin his investigation into some of the more interesting & perplexing mysteries of the mind that he has encountered in his time as a neurologist.!! He weaves his tales of his subjects - not really patients in most cases - and offers up historical and personal observations as to what might lurk behind these manifestations.***** He visits with each one, giving us a background on them as people, and on their condition. You get to know not only the condition of the patient but their history - anything that might have led up to the problem, or might have been affected by it.!! The painter who lost his ability to see color was profoundly affected - he could no longer paint what he saw because his vision was relegated to black, white and 'dirty' - anything in between. Virgil, who was blind since he was a young boy, has his cataracts removed to find out that his brain isn't ready to see again - and struggles with whether he was better off in a 'sightless world'.!! Sacks is a compassionate writer who shows off the person as well as the disease.☆☆☆☆☆ While he is excellent at describing his personal observations of these people and their conditions - making them human and interesting, and also addressing the situations that their conditions present - Sacks can often be difficult to read.... This is my favorite book by Sacks; 'Island of the Colour Blind' is a close second (it was also translated into a fabulous PBS special) and 'The Man who Mistook...' would be third in line. He is certainly among the finest popular medical writers of our time.★★★★★