What could have been a wonderful book has one major flaw: consistency. This is the biggest challenge I believe for any non-fiction work: to weave an engrossing story around what the author wants to present. I believe that Mr. Eagleman succeeded only halfway in doing that.

Nevertheless, this book presented many a facts about the human brain, in other words, you and I, which I had never come across before. It succeeded in being more richer and deeper than one would expect from a neuroscience book. There were definitely moments of awe about how wonderful our brain is and made me respect the complexity of who we are better than before. And for that, we can give it to Mr. Eagleman.