The Nation
“…the question is, how good a writer is Janet Brown? The answer is very good indeed. She has a fine eye for observation and a fluid and funny style.” –The Nation, March 29, 2009
View ArticleAcclimate
“Janet Brown writes expertly and beautifully about the wacky day-to-day experiences of a farang woman in Bangkok.” –Acclimate magazine, February 2009
View ArticleBC Magazine
“Janet Brown’s experiences in Thailand are chronicled in short essays that bypass the usual tourist spots and concepts and present an intimate and revealing understanding of Bangkok and the Thai way of...
View ArticleTraversing the Orient
“Full of grace, humor and insights into an era that is fast disappearing, Tone Deaf in Bangkok is a refreshing break from the usual ex-pat tales of sexploits in Patpong and Soi Cowboy.” –Traversing the...
View ArticleBangkok 101
“…this book did win us over. Partly it’s Brown’s eloquent, often lyrical style and nifty turn-of-phrase. Mostly it’s her yearning to understand life in Bangkok…” –Bangkok 101, January 2009
View ArticleFrom Women and Children First
“I don’t read much travel memoir, but this one appealed to me in its broader range: it was smart and funny, yet thoughtful and well-considered. Brown’s curiosity and open attitude, mixed with an...
View ArticleFrom Liberty Magazine October 2009
“Janet Brown does a better job in Tone Deaf in Bangkok. A middle-aged, single woman, Brown displays no interest in the sex trade, freeing her pointillistic essays from the subject…And she writes about...
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