A review by neophi
On the Move: A Life by Oliver Sacks

3.0

Oliver Sacks led an amazing life. Unfortunately by his own admission he gets "waylaid by tangential thoughts and associations in mid-sentence, and this leads to parentheses, subordinate clauses, sentences of paragraphic length." This led to a non-linear rambling through this personal and professional life. While each chapter started off with a central theme it quickly introduced asides that made it hard to follow. Specific vignettes and common topics he turns to throughout the book made for entertaining reading. In particular I learned so much more about the man beyond the portrayal in Awakenings.