The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

I can't remember where I heard about this book, but when I did I immediately found it and bought it. I have always been a fan of medical abnormalities and medicine in general so this was right up my alley. First published in 1985, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat reads like it was written in the late 1800's or early 1900's to the point where I was surprised when I discovered just how new of a book this is. There is a lot of medical terminology used with no definition help. Luckily I'm well versed in this so the actual comprehension wasn't an issue. Even though the stories in this book are interesting, I can't say this was a I-can't-put-it-down book. For only being 235 pages it took me an abnormal amount of time to finish, and frankly by the end I was kind of annoyed with it and just wanted it to be over. No complaints, it just wasn't as extreme as I thought it was going to be, interesting, but not riveting, to no discredit or sympathy to the patients regarded in this book, of course. If you're into medical abnormalities and odd diagnosis, this is a good book for you. If you're not into medicine let alone reading about it, skip this book.

7/10