12.3.20

Review: Synesthesia

SynesthesiaSynesthesia by Richard E. Cytowic
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Having never noticed the concept of synesthesia before, I found this an excellent introduction, with engaging writing and enough detail to answer the questions that I came up with while listening to this audiobook. The author describes the different ways this trait manifests itself in different people and identifies some of the causes. He also conjectures people in history who exhibited this trait based on their writings or writings about them. Just the right length for an introduction to the topic…

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