This is a brilliant book, but I have to give it 1 star because I just can't finish it. I have tried twice now. For me, the problem is the length and the depth. I am interested in the subject, but not that interested (and I am someone who likes to read books about the brain). I need the abridged version. I believe the true audience for this book is other brain researchers or professors of philosophy. They would probably love it!

At least this time around, I got about a third of the way in. The first time, I only made it a few pages. Every sentence and every paragraph is so dense, one simply cannot casually zip through it. Realizing that, I picked it up again, vowing to stop and think about every sentence. Doing that, I was able to get into a nightly rythm, and appreciate it's brilliance. But in the end, I just found it to be too much work for me.

I give 1 star to books that I cannot finish, and 2 stars to books that I finish but wish I had not. If I ever pick up this book again (it is sitting by my bedside) and finish it, I will change the rating.