tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post7264797468639922520..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: The Island of the Colourblind - Oliver SacksStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52498144175592867442012-07-09T12:24:35.879+01:002012-07-09T12:24:35.879+01:00I didn't realise there was a film. I have rea...I didn't realise there was a film. I have read some of Pinter's plays based on the book.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28388470369997386802012-07-09T12:23:41.228+01:002012-07-09T12:23:41.228+01:00Lovely! I must read more of him.Lovely! I must read more of him.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-12489140615231284232012-07-09T12:23:29.356+01:002012-07-09T12:23:29.356+01:00I'd forgotten that - I must go and dig through...I'd forgotten that - I must go and dig through Eva's Sacks reviews - thanks!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69654649598983555502012-07-09T12:23:11.731+01:002012-07-09T12:23:11.731+01:00Oo, thanks for the link, Teresa...
Sacks is great,...Oo, thanks for the link, Teresa...<br />Sacks is great, based on my slim experience, for making complex things accessible and fascinating.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90262327448416958422012-07-04T17:48:52.513+01:002012-07-04T17:48:52.513+01:00I ve not read him ,saw film made of awakenings ,I ...I ve not read him ,saw film made of awakenings ,I love this island has so many people it shows how small gentic pool could cause this to happen ,like the Russian royals having heamophilla ,all the best stustujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72617586109856903402012-07-04T11:49:08.294+01:002012-07-04T11:49:08.294+01:00I adore Sacks' books and have them all. I do r...I adore Sacks' books and have them all. I do read quite a lot of non-fiction, but his are ones I return to again and again. In fact, I should have added one into my Month of Rereading pile!<br /><br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54592582386792953762012-07-04T04:12:35.376+01:002012-07-04T04:12:35.376+01:00I know Eva at A Striped Armchair raves about Sacks...I know Eva at A Striped Armchair raves about Sacks, so he's been on my radar for a while. Now, I see that I really must try him for myself!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60726713715949532042012-07-04T03:05:03.628+01:002012-07-04T03:05:03.628+01:00I've seen so many great reviews of Oliver Sack...I've seen so many great reviews of Oliver Sacks's books, and they do sound interesting. One of these days...<br /><br />On the subject of color, I heard a great story a few weeks ago about how humans and animals perceive color. I don't know if the show (Radiolab) is available in the UK, but here's the link, just in case: http://www.radiolab.org/2012/may/21/Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.com