http://scienticity.org/sw/index.php?title=Sacks:_Oaxaca_Journal&action=history Revision history for this page on the wiki en MediaWiki 1.15.1 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:51:22 GMT http://scienticity.org/sw/index.php?title=Sacks:_Oaxaca_Journal&diff=2544&oldid=prev <p>New page: {{BNR-table|scienticity=5|readability=4|hermeneutics=5|charisma=4|recommendation=5}} Oliver Sacks, &#39;&#39;Oaxaca Journal&#39;&#39;. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2002. xv + 159 pages; illustr...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{BNR-table|scienticity=5|readability=4|hermeneutics=5|charisma=4|recommendation=5}}<br /> Oliver Sacks, ''Oaxaca Journal''. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2002. xv + 159 pages; illustrated; with maps.<br /> <br /> Sacks is one of my favorite nonfiction authors, the one I recommend whenever I meet someone who &quot;never reads nonfiction&quot;. This book felt a bit more raw than his others; he explains in the introduction that he always keeps journals while traveling, and he decided not to edit it much before publishing. I think that really works; I felt like I was inside Sacks’ brain as he explored Oaxaca, Mexico with a bunch of fern enthusiasts.<br /> <br /> And his brain is a wonderful place to be! There are musings on plants (of course!), his fellow travelers, the Mexicans he meets, the landscape and history of Oaxaca, and it’s all written in such a refined, curious, intelligent tone. As if all of that weren’t enough, there are sketches of some of the ferns! (Certainly I’m not the only one who adores botanical sketches.)<br /> <br /> I loved this one so much that as soon as I finished, I had to go put another Sacks on hold (his memoir, [[Sacks: Uncle Tungsten| ''Uncle Tungsten'']]). Also, it’s part of a National Geographic travelogue series, so I’ll be looking into the other titles!<br /> <br /> {{notesby|EVA}}<br /> <br /> [[Category: Book Notes]]<br /> [[Category: Top-Rated Books]]<br /> [[Category: EVA]]</div> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:00:47 GMT BNEditor http://scienticity.org/wiki/Talk:Sacks:_Oaxaca_Journal