Thoughts? Opinions? Readers?

I enjoyed Descartes' Error and would describe it as "occasionally dense fluff." It was a great sunny afternoon read for me. I believe the ideas were solid, but the presentation's tone went back and forth between somewhat casual narrative and more terminology-ridden sections. I have nothing against popular science, but sections which were more intense left me wanting a lot more detail, as I tend to really enjoy technical specifics. You can also tell that this book was written some time ago; ideas which may have provoked a more skeptical reception when the book came out certainly don't now. I should mention that I can recall having seen Damasio referenced in several other books I've read, so his research credentials are decent. I haven't yet read The Feeling of What Happens. I was a bit afraid that since both were popular science works that the second would be mostly a review of the first book with only a little updating. Anybody out there who has read both, does the newer one add significant content?

Nothing like being really late to the party here!

The Feeling of What Happens is actually fantastic. I enjoyed it much more than Descartes' Error (which I also loved). It's true that he's writing for popular audiences instead of specialists, but I actually think he has some really brilliant newer ideas in The Feeling of What Happens that he doesn't get to in the others. I am speaking as a philosopher, though, and I believe the most interesting things he presents are those things that philosophy has ignored in relation to the body overall for way too long.