Unthinkable
An Extraordinary Journey Through the World's Strangest Brains

Q: ‘I could see the beauty in everything. I had all these thoughts in my head that I’d never had before. I suddenly had these emotions and cares and worries. I could taste the femininity inside of me.’ (c) Q: Tommy described his brain as having gone into overdrive. ‘If I go for a walk inside my brain,......more

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I wanted to like Unthinkable, as I love books that make me think differently about the world and have really enjoyed Oliver Sacks' books. Comparisons are dangerous, especially in this case, as Sacks and Thomson appear to be doing the same thing, but really are not. Sacks was a brilliant neurologist w......more

I really liked that one. Brains are so intriguing, so interesting, so important. The stories that were mentioned in this book are outstanding one by one, and I enjoyed and was interested throughout the whole book. The first part is talking about people with exceptional memory. And maybe that was the......more

Autoarea își exprimă de multe ori admirația pentru Oliver Sacks și chiar spune că scrierile acestuia au inspirat-o. Am citit și eu Omul care își confunda soția cu o pălărie, de Sacks, și m-a dezamăgit total. Nu mi-a plăcut modul în care vorbea despre pacienți, de parcă ar fi fost doar niște obiecte......more