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A review by recollections
Coming to Our Senses: A Boy Who Learned to See, a Girl Who Learned to Hear, and How We All Discover the World by Susan R. Barry
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
*i received and ARCs of this book via netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
"by year eight, it was thought, the brain was not plastic enough to allow for the development of a new sense."
despite how informative this book was, it did not feel like info dumping for me. we get to follow liam and zohra's stories from the beginning, through all the hardships and successes. didn't expect butloved the mention of 2020 and how maskâwearing shifted our way of communicating, both for hearing people and those with auditory difficulties. the book is accompanied by really helpful images of optical illusions and great explanations on why they do work, or not.
sensory perception is a fascinating subject i knew little about but i knew i was deeply interested in because of my human language class. this book felt like an extension of that and just solidified how fascinating i found the way our brains work, how they adapt to any circumstances, how crucial the very first years of life are in our future.
"by year eight, it was thought, the brain was not plastic enough to allow for the development of a new sense."
despite how informative this book was, it did not feel like info dumping for me. we get to follow liam and zohra's stories from the beginning, through all the hardships and successes. didn't expect butloved the mention of 2020 and how maskâwearing shifted our way of communicating, both for hearing people and those with auditory difficulties. the book is accompanied by really helpful images of optical illusions and great explanations on why they do work, or not.
sensory perception is a fascinating subject i knew little about but i knew i was deeply interested in because of my human language class. this book felt like an extension of that and just solidified how fascinating i found the way our brains work, how they adapt to any circumstances, how crucial the very first years of life are in our future.