Review: 'The River of Consciousness' by Oliver Sacks

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The River of Consciousness by Oliver Sacks is a collection of essays that delves into topics including evolution, creativity, memory, time, consciousness, and experience. Each chapter discusses a different specific subject, with the “river of consciousness” being just one of the many topics included.

I sort of liked this book. Some of the topics interested me to a degree, but none of them made me particularly curious. Some of the ideas Sacks mentioned I already knew, which made parts of the book rather boring to me. Some parts felt like it was just dragging along, with no real revelations being shared. On the other hand, I also think this was a good simple and basic book for explaining some interesting concepts, which may make this book a “worth it” read for some people.