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sunrays118's review
3.0
Slightly higher than a three perhaps but not a four.
This is a fascinating book that touches on some incredible notions. I found myself constantly being surprised.
There are a couple mistakes in the book that others have pointed out but overall, the book is quite worth the read.
At times dry, at other times too over my head, it is still a good introduction to some hard questions even if no answers are supplied.
This is a fascinating book that touches on some incredible notions. I found myself constantly being surprised.
There are a couple mistakes in the book that others have pointed out but overall, the book is quite worth the read.
At times dry, at other times too over my head, it is still a good introduction to some hard questions even if no answers are supplied.
yanblonde's review
5.0
This is an easily digestible, very interesting and informative deep delve into consciousness, and the many theories that have been heavily researched. I appreciated being able to read about nineteen of the largest and most supported theories, because while reading the book I realized everything I believed fell in the middle of them all. The conversations sparked by this book were great. It was easy to understand. It was humorous at times. Patrick House creates amazing and vivid anologies that help bring even further understanding. A great great great read!!!
andrea_author's review
3.0
This book combines science, philosophy, and poetry in an exploration of the nature of consciousness. Easy to read and understand, it offers more questions than answers.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.
bclark8781's review
4.0
I'm not really sure what to make of this book. Certainly the idea of 19 different essays which often only obliquely really discuss consciousness is unique; I've never read a book like this before. I suppose the current state of understanding the "hard problem" of consciousness suggested a more radical and indirect approach. It seemed as though in most if not all of these essays House slips in a few sentences that one might find in a more "straightforward" discussion of the subject. All in all I'm glad I read this and I would recommend it. One last thing - whose idea was it to use a photograph of the author that looks like it should be on a Wanted by the FBI poster??
silea's review against another edition
Took a break and came back, but still found the book long winded and rambling.
Ironically it suffers from its self-inflicted comparison to 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei. THAT book is concise, tightly focused, and remarkably informative for such a slim volume.
Ironically it suffers from its self-inflicted comparison to 19 Ways of Looking at Wang Wei. THAT book is concise, tightly focused, and remarkably informative for such a slim volume.