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Owner of "the most remarkable mind on the planet," (according to Entertainment Weekly ) Daniel Tammet captivated readers and won worldwide critical acclaim with the 2007 New York Times bestselling memoir, Born On A Blue Day , and its vivid depiction of a life with autistic savant syndrome. In his fascinating new book, he writes with characteristic clarity and personal awareness as he sheds light on the mysteries of savants' incredible mental abilities, and our own. Tammet explains that the differences between savant and non-savant minds have been exaggerated; his astonishing capacities in memory, math and language are neither due to a cerebral supercomputer nor any genetic quirk, but are rather the results of a highly rich and complex associative form of thinking and imagination. Autistic thought, he argues, is an extreme variation of a kind that we all do, from daydreaming to the use of puns and metaphors. Embracing the Wide Sky combines meticulous scientific research with Tammet's detailed descriptions of how his mind works to demonstrate the immense potential within us all. He explains how our natural intuitions can help us to learn a foreign language, why his memories are like symphonies, and what numbers and giraffes have in common. We also discover why there is more to intelligence than IQ, how optical illusions fool our brains, and why too much information can make you dumb. Many readers will be particularly intrigued by Tammet's original ideas concerning the genesis of genius and exceptional creativity. He illustrates his arguments with examples as diverse as the private languages of twins, the compositions of poets with autism, and the breakthroughs, and breakdowns, of some of history's greatest minds. Embracing the Wide Sky is a unique and brilliantly imaginative portrait of how we think, learn, remember and create, brimming with personal insights and anecdotes, and explanations of the most up-to-date, mind-bending discoveries from fields ranging from neuroscience to psychology and linguistics. This is a profound and provocative book that will transform our understanding and respect for every kind of mind.
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说实话，我原本以为这会是一本偏向于硬核历史或某种高概念科幻的作品，但读完后才发现，它的野心远超出了任何单一的流派标签。这本书的核心探讨的是“连接”与“断裂”的主题，但它处理得极为巧妙，没有落入俗套的说教。叙事结构是碎片化的，时间线在不同的世代之间跳跃，这种手法一开始让我有些费力去拼凑全貌，但一旦适应了这种节奏，便感受到了作者构建的宏大图景的震撼力。特别是其中几段关于家庭记忆和文化遗失的章节，语言的密度极高，充满了哲思的隐喻，需要反复阅读才能咂摸出其中深意。作者对于“牺牲”这个概念的解构尤为深刻，他展示了那些为了维护某种“更大善”而不得不付出的个人代价，那种沉重和无奈，让我久久不能释怀。它不像那种读完就扔的书，它更像一块需要时间去消化的矿石，每一次回想都会从中提炼出新的金属光泽。
评分这本书的开篇就以一种近乎诗意的笔触，将我一下子拽入了一个广袤无垠的，充满了未知与未被定义的空间的叙事之中。作者似乎并不急于抛出核心的冲突，而是花费了大量的篇幅去描绘人物内心深处那种难以言喻的渴望和对既有秩序的微妙反叛。我尤其欣赏他对于环境细节的捕捉，那些关于光影、风声，甚至于空气中尘埃味道的描述，都极其细腻和精准，仿佛我正站在那个故事发生地的边缘，屏住呼吸，等待着什么重大的转折。书中主角的性格塑造也极具层次感，他并非传统意义上的英雄，而是一个在自我怀疑与自我肯定之间反复拉扯的普通人，这种真实感使得读者很容易产生强烈的代入，让人不禁思考自己生命中那些尚未解决的、关于“远方”的哲学命题。情节的推进是缓慢而有力的，像是在冰封的河流下暗涌的激流，你感觉不到表面的波动，却能清晰地感受到下方蕴含的巨大能量，这种张力使得即便是最平淡的日常场景，也充满了令人不安的美感和深沉的寓意。
评分我必须承认，这本书的阅读体验是具有挑战性的，它要求读者付出极高的专注度。它不是那种可以让你在通勤时随意翻阅的消遣读物。它更像是一部精心编织的挂毯，你必须驻足细看每一根丝线的走向，才能理解整体的图案和意境。作者对符号学和原型意象的运用达到了令人惊叹的程度，许多场景和物品都带有强烈的象征意义，这种多层次的解码过程极大地丰富了阅读的层次感。更难能可贵的是，尽管它探讨了诸多宏大、深奥的议题，但它始终没有失去对个体情感的关照。那些关于爱、失去、以及在巨大时代洪流中如何保持自我身份认同的描写，细腻到令人心碎。读完最后一页时，我感到一种混合了筋疲力尽和精神升华的复杂情绪，它带来的震撼是持久而深远的，无疑是我近年来读到过的最有分量的作品之一。
评分从技术层面来讲，这本书的节奏控制堪称教科书级别。前半部构建了一个近乎完美的、沉浸式的世界观，世界观的逻辑链条缜密，细节填充得天衣无缝，让人完全相信故事发生的合理性。然后，当读者完全放松警惕，沉浸在那种熟悉的安全感中时，作者突然引入了“异物”，一种完全出乎预料的元素，瞬间打破了原有的平衡。这种叙事上的“节奏欺骗”非常高级，它不仅制造了阅读的快感，更重要的是，它强化了故事中关于“认知边界”的主题。书中某些章节的行文风格突然变得极其简洁和直接，与之前那种冗长而华丽的描述形成了鲜明对比，这种文风的剧烈切换，反而精准地模拟了角色在面对巨大冲击时思维的跳跃和语无伦次的恐慌感，是手法与内容高度统一的体现。
评分这本书的对话部分是其最引人注目的亮点之一，简直可以拿来做现代文学的范本。人物之间的交流充满了张力，他们说的每一句话都似乎言有所指，但又都留有广阔的解读空间。那些表面上的客套与试探之下，隐藏着激烈的权力斗争和情感暗流。我特别喜欢作者对于“沉默”的处理，有时候人物之间长达数页的空白，比任何激烈的争吵都更能揭示人物关系的本质。情节的转折点设计得极其精妙，往往是在你以为故事已经稳定下来的时候，一个不经意的细节，一个不起眼的配角突然抛出的一句话，便将整个叙事推向了完全不同的方向。这种叙事上的“不确定性”完美地烘托了故事主题中关于命运无常的探讨。我感觉自己不是在阅读一个被安排好的故事，而是在见证一个真实发生、充满变数的生命过程。
评分This is one of the rare books that changed how I viewed the world. Thank you, Daniel, from the depth of my heart. Signed, your fan.
评分This is one of the rare books that changed how I viewed the world. Thank you, Daniel, from the depth of my heart. Signed, your fan.
评分This is one of the rare books that changed how I viewed the world. Thank you, Daniel, from the depth of my heart. Signed, your fan.
评分This is one of the rare books that changed how I viewed the world. Thank you, Daniel, from the depth of my heart. Signed, your fan.
评分This is one of the rare books that changed how I viewed the world. Thank you, Daniel, from the depth of my heart. Signed, your fan.
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