Book Loving Kiwis discussion

Trouble In Mind: Stories From A Neuropsychologist's Casebook by BLK group member Jenni Ogden is our author member read for January.

Leave a message below if you intend to read this book during January.

Participating:
Kathleen
Vikki
Mariana
Ella's Gran
Deb

I have reserved this also.

I'm in. I've just requested this book from the library.

Awesome. I'll try and track down Jenni so that she can join in on this discussion and answer any questions.
Great to see some new names joining our 'older' group members.

I read bits of these case stories when I was cataloguing the book for work - because I need to and also I had an interest in the stories on Aphasia at the time. My friend's mother had just had a minor stroke at the age of 94 and it was quite helpful reading those stories to gain an understanding of what was happening and the treatment. I have just been reading them again tonight comparing her progress.

What I liked is the factual, clear explanations of what had happened, the degrees of damage that could occur and how the therapies worked and all written in plain, easy to understand language.

The reply I received from Jenni. Yay, she's going to join in with the discussion.

Hi Angie,
Yes, absolutely! I am delighted my book was pulled out of the hat and hope readers find it interesting. Given it is beach-read time, if a reader doesn't feel like reading the more "technical" stuff about the brain (Introductory Chapter 1), I suggest going straight to the case study chapters, and indeed these can be read in any order. The cases are patients similar to those in Oliver Sacks' "The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat."
I notice Amazon now has a Kindle edition of "Trouble In Mind" for US$17.59.

Thanks so much for adding this ti your NZ reads.
I look forward to participating in the discussion thread.
Cheers,
Jenni

I'm tempted to give this one a go. A little tentative to commit just yet, though. Crazy time around here at the mo'. I'll pop in here when I can, though. & grab a copy soon, if I can.

Thanks Ella's Gran and Katherine, It is always so good to hear that my writings have been either enjoyed or helpful and preferably both! Especially humbling to read your comment that you read almost every word, Kathleen! I would love to know if you think it is more reader friendly (for the general reader, rather than neuropsychologists) than Fractured Minds?
Cheers, Jenni

Kathleen wrote: "Jenni wrote: "I would love to know if you think it is more reader friendly (for the general reader, rather than neuropsychologists) than Fractured Minds?"

Without putting the two books side by sid..."

Thanks Kathleen, that is good to know.