All About Books discussion

The book for Week 12 is Awakenings by Oliver Sacks. Here's a link to the article:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016...

This one I've read - being the daughter of not one but two neurologists Sachs was a must at home!!! - and also seen the film with Robert de Niro and Robin Williams.
By the same author I loved also The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales. He explains to the "profane" things like aphasia or ictus ...

I have read both of those too. I like how Sachs explains things.

Another one on my tbr list. I have heard of this one, unlike some of the last few choices.

I didn't realise the film Awakenings was based on this book by Sachs! Cool. I have a copy of one of his other books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales on my to-read mountain.

Paulfozz wrote: "I have a copy of one of his other books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales on my to-read mountain...."

Ha, I like that, a tbr mountain of books. I think mine is more of a mountain than a pile lately.

I have this one on reserve at the library now.

Paulfozz wrote: "I didn't realise the film Awakenings was based on this book by Sachs! Cool. I have a copy of one of his other books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales on m..."

Really an interesting book that one Paul. My father, a neurologist, suggested it to non expert, to understand some neurological maladies

Thanks Laura; I'd seen a lot of mentions of it in a Folio Society group because their edition was supposedly very nice, though I ended up finding a very cheap paperback in a local charity shop.

Pink; I think surpassing four hundred books means that calling it a pile is not really apt any more; I could possibly accurately describe it as a cairn, constantly added to as people pass it, though it feels like a mountain. A young mountain, still being thrust up by the collision of land masses; yet to be worn down by the ruffling of pages. ;-)

LauraT wrote: "This one I've read - being the daughter of not one but two neurologists Sachs was a must at home!!! - and also seen the film with Robert de Niro and Robin Williams.
By the same author I loved also ..."

I saw that movie as well, but given the ending haven't the heart to read the book, although I would think it would be very interesting.