Comments on: Writing from the right side of the brain

By: I don’t think we read the same book « In a strange land

I don’t think we read the same book « In a strange land — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:40:28 +0000

[...] Here is what the Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony had to say: Writing from the right side of the brain. [...]

By: Ambivalence and loss « In a strange land

Ambivalence and loss « In a strange land — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:32:25 +0000

[...] Update: Other reviews Still Life with Cat: In which Third Cat’s book is launched Blogger on the Cast Iron Balcony: Writing from the right side of the brain [...]

By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:26:29 +0000

Dr Cat has written a bit about the book too: Still Life with Cat: In which Third Cat's book is launched. I like your review, Helen, especially pointing out that what's not said matters a great deal.

By: Kath Lockett

Kath Lockett — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:32:53 +0000

…and I forgot to say that my art teacher in year 10 used ‘Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain’ and it was a real revelation for me (seriously). I even found my own copy of the book about twenty years later!

By: Ariel

Ariel — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:06:36 +0000

‘you’ll have a pretty good idea what goes on in this novel, but you need to pay attention’

So true! That’s one of the things I very much like about it. That and the way she builds characters and situations out of little things, as you say. Very nice review indeed, Helen.

By: Kath Lockett

Kath Lockett — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:08:46 +0000

I’m halfway through her book and every moment and nuance she describes – like, say, a trip to the hairdresser – is brilliant. And to think that all I can write about with such depth is farting….!