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By: AUCK 335
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2025-05-28 11:43:38 |
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Our group found this book well worth reading and it generated a good discussion as we shared stories of significant memories and memory losses. The book was easy to read with the neuroscience explained in terms that were easy to understand and with interesting anecdotes. Overall we, as ageing women, found the book encouraging and several said they would recommend it to others. |
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By: NAP 016
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2025-05-19 10:34:26 |
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A unanimous thumbs up for this book. A great read that gave everyone in the group hope. Easily accessible understanding of a complex subject. |
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By: WELL 117
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2025-05-12 09:42:11 |
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Some members are going to buy this book. Very highly recommended. |
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By: GERAL 002
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2025-04-30 14:00:21 |
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Most enjoyed this book, and our get together certainly produced a lot of laughs. it needed concentration ( good) and was a little repetitive - probably for good reason! |
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By: COOKS 001
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2025-03-26 13:05:41 |
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Many felt that it was a great book to read in our later years..!! We agreed that it was 'light' even though the topic is 'heavy'. Genova's explanations are in plain English making it easy to understand, enjoyable and useful. Most found it relatable and felt reassured by the 'memory loss' explanations we all feel in our advancing yrs! The 'medics' in our group would have liked a deeper explanation and we all agreed that diagrams would have been helpful. The book takes the reader by the hand and walks them through it. |
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By: PAUA 002
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2024-12-18 13:49:13 |
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Most of the group found this book difficult to get into, however those who did read it found it interesting and well-written with good anecdotes they could relate to. We thought it would be an interesting professional development book for education, learning, or people interested in brain research. |
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By: PICT 005
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2024-11-20 12:50:17 |
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We discussed the positives, including the reassurances, about remembering and forgetting, gained from the book. Some members had reservations about the limited depth and the all-American examples. |
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By: TEANA 001
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2024-08-21 11:47:30 |
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Members enjoyed the way she made a complex topic very understandable. |
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By: ASHB 024
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2024-06-24 12:20:34 |
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Easy to read, informative and reassuring. |
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By: CHCH 194
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2024-05-22 10:51:54 |
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A practical help book with ideas for minimising instances of "forgetting" when we haven't actually registered the information first. With so many of us having experience of dementia, it was an easy read with clear analysis of different types of memory concerns. Most of our group felt they had learnt and understood far more by reading this book. |
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By: TEHORO 002
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2024-04-29 14:37:11 |
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We all found this book reassuring in confirming that those "senior moments" were not a forerunner to dementia. We had a wonderful discussion about our memories and the differing memories of the same events of our siblings. We found the style somewhat grating, lots of repetition, and examples used all American of a 50+ year old woman. |
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By: WELL 100
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2024-04-29 14:32:45 |
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Interesting and easy to read. |
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By: TAUR 016
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2024-02-26 14:52:31 |
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The group as a whole found this book very interesting and we all learned something - it's a hot topic at the moment although not a real "holiday read". The TED talk added to understanding and revealed even more of the author's personality. |
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By: DUNED 004
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2024-02-22 10:19:25 |
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Enjoyable, informative, thought-provoking read - enjoyed by the whole group. |
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By: QUEEN 006
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2023-11-02 14:01:11 |
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A very accessible read. Genova writes clearly using amusing, everyday examples to illustrate her points, and neuroscience becomes easy to follow in her hands. Enjoyed by the group and led to entertaining discussions, largely about memory. |
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By: CHCH 037
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2023-06-21 15:01:02 |
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Good discussion after reading this book. Format appealed as did topic. A fairly easy read, not especially academic. Darryl Sherwood's notes were especially good. |
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By: NELS 002
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2023-06-12 14:59:07 |
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Interesting - reassuring to us oldies. |
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By: TAUP 004
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2023-05-10 15:00:26 |
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Comments included - "I found it very encouraging", "I learned a lot about memory, though found it superficial at times", "A wonderful book. I bought a copy for a friend", "Well-written and easy to read". |
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By: TAUR 004
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2023-05-10 14:54:46 |
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Members felt relief that their forgetfulness was normal! We all vowed to pay attention to where we park our car and leave our glasses! Book was well received by everyone and we felt we had learned a lot about memory. Well pitched for our understanding. |
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By: HAMIL 014
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2023-05-10 14:51:57 |
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Invaluable information - easy to understand. Excellent authentic examples. Reassuring and wonderful insight into the workings of the brain. |
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By: HAVE 011
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2023-05-10 14:47:56 |
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3 thought the book very informative. The other 7 of us found it very repetitive and felt it could have been written as a pamphlet. It did create a good discussion though as we are older! |
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By: COROM 002
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2023-05-10 13:41:56 |
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All found the book interesting and informative. To discover how the memory works, the different types of memory, and how we might improve it and prevent its loss, has to be useful! In fact it changes one's attitude to the business of remembering... Very good notes. |
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By: DUNED 044
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2023-04-26 14:09:16 |
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A very interesting book - appealing to the medical professionals and educators among us. |
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By: LOWER 002
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2022-09-23 14:16:55 |
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Readable, and generated plenty of discussion. |
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By: NELS 043
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2022-09-23 11:13:23 |
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A wonderful book - highly recommended. |
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