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Oliver Sacks: Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain (2007) 4 stars

Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us …

Review of 'Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I enjoyed the first part of this, all about music and the brain, and how music makes us human and uniquely human. The second half was more just short chapters about different case studies of slightly different neurological problems which also involved music. They were interesting but just didn't seem to be leading anywhere. I would have wanted much more of the first half and much less of the second.