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Review title: Sacks is at his best when he writes about others
Product review: I slogged through this one twice, reading it once 6 years ago and again recently. It was my introduction to Sacks when I read it originally. I think that what annoyed me most is that Dr. Sacks here seems so self-absorbed and pretentious that it distracted from his story - which is pretty fascinating in the abstract. You know I love Goethe, Nietzsche, Proust et al. too, but it just seems sophomoric and self-indulgent to dredge them up at every opportunity.I've read his other books in the meantime, and this one still is my least favorite. I think that he's at his best in An Anthropologist on Mars, Awakenings or Island of the Colorblind, when he's writing (primarily) about others. If you're looking for a good starting point to read Dr. Sacks wonderful stuff - pass this one up. If you've read the rest and still need more, look elsewhere. In a perfect world this would have remained in Sacks' personal manuscripts and never seen the light of day.
