"Remarkably graceful . . . Sacks would seem to be the ideal doctor: observant but accepting, thorough but tender, training his full attention on one patient at a time." –The New York Times Book Review
"Elaborate and gorgeously detailed. . . . Again and again, Sacks invites readers to imagine their way into minds unlike their own, encouraging a radical form of empathy." –
Los Angeles Times "Sacks has taken the patient history–the most basic tool of medicine–and turned it into art." –
The New York Review of Books "Once again, Sacks explores our shared condition through a series of vivid characters. . . .
The Mind's Eye is a collection of essays [with] a remarkably graceful coherence of theme, tone and approach." –
The New York Times Book Review "Frank and moving. . . . His books resonate because they reveal as much about the force of character as they do about neurology." –
Nature "Rich with the sort of observation and insight that makes Sacks's writing satisfying. . . . Sacks shows us knowledge, discipline, and imagination confronting the terrors of illness and loss. . . . Readers may never take the view of a sunrise or of their child's smile the same way again." –
Boston Globe "From first phrase to final sentence, Dr. Sacks will draw you into a fascinating mental landscape that will leave you in awe of its strange, often spiritual and exquisite pathways." –
Bookpage "Another masterpiece of phenomenological description by our most gifted and humane chronicler of neurological disorders. . . . Sacks effortlessly blends his teaching of neurology with the most sensitive descriptions of the ways in which our individual brains yield the most extraordinary variety of human experience." –
New Scientist "Sacks the doctor once again dramatises the most strange and thrilling scientific and cultural issue of our time - the nature of the human mind - through the simple act of telling stories. And he does so with avuncular good nature, even in the midst of his own agonies. Read him for endless consolation" –
Literary Review "Extraordinary. . . . An elegant mixture of case history and street-level observations of the struggles of those afflicted with visual disorders." –
San Francisco Chronicle "Brilliantly described cases. . . . The reader comes away with numinous feelings of wonder, mysticism, and gratitude. What more can one want from any book? " –
Science "Is there anyone who's done more to elucidate the ability in disability than Oliver Sacks?. . . . In Sacks' world, even with great loss there are fascinating compensations." –
People "Unfailingly wise, humane and edifying. . . .
The Mind's Eye is a welcome addition to the rich repository of Sacks' collected works." –
The Oregonian "Inspiring. . . . [Sacks is] as cogent and elegant as ever. . . . Sacks raises a number of fascinating questions about vision, thinking, reading and writing. . . . Erudite yet lucid." –
Minneapolis Star Tribune "Stellar. . . . Dazzling. . . . Sacks writes with a dexterous clarity that illuminates the incredibly complex neurological conditions he studies, and lends wit, humor, understanding and compassion." –
Dallas Morning News "Sacks can open windows on subjects that, prior to his arrival, left people in the dark. . . . The possibility of another Oliver Sacks book is reason enough to get out of bed in the morning." –
The Hartford Advocate
