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title: "The Island of the Colorblind"
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# The Island of the Colorblind

**Brand:** oliver sacks
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The Island of the Colorblind

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    This inspired book speaks to the intellect and the soul.
  

*by K***3 on Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 1999*

I was transformed and transported by this book.  As a physician, I was caught up totally and completely in the medical Sherlock Holmesian "whodunnit" quest for scientific answers.  As a human being  residing for a time on planet earth, I was immersed in the beauty and the  mystery of places that seem almost fairy-like and magical through the  keenly observant eyes of Dr. Sacks.  As a soul flickering briefly on that  continuum of deep time, I felt a profound sense of awe and existential  brevity, but also a sense of connectedness and immortality.Having just  finished the book today, I am aware of a sadness within me, a sadness that  my journey to the South Pacific with Dr. Sacks has ended.  I return to my  clinic tomorrow morning to see patients, but my heart for some days to come  will be on Pingelap, or Guam, or.......

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Oliver Sacks
  

*by C***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2019*

If you like Oliver Sacks, this book is pure Oliver Sacks. He brings a very human quality to his work as a neurologist and in this book he takes us to tropical islands a world away. I especially loved his writing about Cycads.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Interesting medical travelogue of two cultures
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2013*

For a through review read the comment by the Dr. Coleman. I will try not to repeat his comments. I have not read Sacks before so I was intrigue to find a medical commentary and travelogue written in a style that was understandable by someone who is not a scientist.I have some minor disappointments. This is actually two different medical commentaries. One about totally colorblind ( a very rare occurrence) groups of people in the Pacific Islands and the other about a group of people suffering from a disease similar to ALS but somewhat different. I would have liked a more thorough discussion of the sociology and psychology of the people who have this. The cause is known and the only "cure" is sunglasses an special training in reading and other coping strategies. I would have like more notes on the life styles, sense of isolation caused by the sun blindness during the day, reaction from "normal" members of the community. Dr. Sacks did not stay on the islands long enough to do a through job in this regard.With regard to the ALS type disease, Dr. Sacks did a far better job of describing the various paths two similar diseases take and the physical and psychological progression of the diseases as well as some comments on the cultural and family reaction to the suffering members. I was fascinated by the various theories that have been raised to explain the diseases and finding no conclusive explanation.The last few pages of my book had a chapter on Dr. Sacks fascination with ferns and how that developed. Though it was a nice comment on his background, I found it irrelevant to the book. Was he required to have x numbers of pages and therefore threw this commentary in?  I do not like wasted paper and this seemed like wasted paper.The footnotes were extensive but those that I bothered to read filled in some detail very well. Frankly I read only a few. I question if so many were needed.This book is a little outside of my normal reading tastes. I lean toward sci-fi and biographies with some mysteries throw in. In a sense this travelogue was a little of all three with a never leaning on the mystery of the ALS type disease. I am glad that I took a chance on reading it.

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