Posted by Ritch on December 2, 2002, at 10:28:10
In reply to Re: Anyone read Awakenings? » Ritch, posted by Dinah on December 1, 2002, at 22:49:37
> I think that was part of my problem, Ritch. I couldn't get a clear sense of the experiences he was describing, the time, the flow, etc. Nor was I really able to appreciate the richness of the way he seemed to experience the patients pre L-Dopa. Either it's my lack of exposure to severely disabled people, or a difference in communication styles that I couldn't quite get past. I found the same problem with his book on migraines, which I've been struggling through.
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> Which brings me to a hard won bit of advice on book buying. Don't buy several books at one time by an author you've never read before, even if the subject matter sounds interesting. The writing style just might not be compatible with your reading style.
LOL, :) I have made that mistake with music purchases a couple of times in the past. I now truly understood the meaning of "post-purchase dissonance" (a therapist's term I heard once).
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