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“Whilst I liked reading 'Awakenings', I don't think I could say that I loved it, as it wasn't really the book I had hoped it to be. Although I appreciate that Oliver Sacks is a very smart and philosophical person with many intriguing thoughts and theories on Parkinson's and Encephalitis-Lethargica, I wanted to read more about the patients thoughts and feelings, rather than Dr. Sacks. I must admit, I was a little confused at times, racing through parts of the book, just so I could get to the section on the case histories of the patients. Netherless, I enjoyed reading it, but wish that the patients, if possible, were able to have more of a voice in the book.”
natalietracy wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I can't remember if I read this before or after I saw the movie. Regardless, like most cases, the book is vastly superior to the movie. Sacks writes about a sleeping-sickness epidemic that caused patients to slip into a unknown and strange kind of paralysis. These patients were 'frozen' in time and only very occasionally able to move. Sacks tells of his time at a care facility where his patients were treated with L-Dopa and other new drugs to experience a long difficult road to recovery, if at all. He tells all this with humanity and empathy. Lovely book.”
Lisa K wrote this review Tuesday, March 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Shows the tragic limitations of the L-DOPA treatment.”
Yuri G wrote this review Tuesday, August 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Such a sad and beautiful and interesting book”
Kate Forsyth wrote this review Monday, July 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love Oliver Sacks. All his cases are so fascinating, and you can tell he was a great doctor--because he tells the story of his patients, not just their diagnosis and treatment.”
Jessica S wrote this review Monday, June 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this book is amazing... beautiful & fascinating... dive inside the mind of a brilliant & compassionate doctor & his patients & discover the human mind! i love dr.sacks... he so obviously loves & respects his patients... his insights are extremely interesting & his humanist approach to medicine is refreshing... this edition includes worthwhile additions... ”
sundaytatu wrote this review Thursday, March 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this was later made into a spectacular movie but the book is about several of the real people/patients is amazing. you can read about the real Leonard he's not quite like Deniro in the film. ”
Chris B wrote this review Monday, February 18 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Dr. Sacks works with patients whose lives have been, in effect, frozen for years by the effects of sleeping sickness. Unfortunately, the drug L-Dopa also carries severe side-effects that can alter the patients' lives and make them into people they were not, for good or bad. A non-fiction work that reads like a novel and carries just as much emotional power.”
Jen wrote this review Monday, January 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Imagine going to sleep for decades and then waking up.how can one cope with such a situation? Dr. sacks with l-dopa brings back sufferers of sleeping sickness from their listless oblivion into the world of blaring consciousness. what follows is a richly sensitive book by a perceptive authour.”
mengaiprasad wrote this review Friday, September 7 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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