It is no small achievement to place yourself
in the mind of a 17 year old Australian male, to convey his feelings of
uselessness, to see through his eyes at the height of a drug and alcohol frenzy,
to convincingly relay his feelings towards sex and suicide and the future. A work like "Movie Dreams" takes an enormous
amount of courage. That to me, is the sign of a real writer...This is Rosie
Scott's fifth novel and it is further proof that she is one of the most interesting and important writers
in the country today.
Matt Condon
Movie Dreams is Rosie Scott's best novel since "Glory
Days." It would make a good movie.
Graeme Lay, North and South
I love Scott's books and "Movie Dreams' was
all I hoped for.
Movie Dreams" is Rosie Scott's fifth novel
and with each of her books she just seems to keep getting better - her voice is
stronger and more confident, and her characters and story lines are richer and
more complex."
Annie Gray, Wellington Dominion
Ambitious and ingenious - very acute
writing
Julian Croft, The Weekend Australian
Adan has the irony and acerbic wit of a Holden Caulfield,
but with a lost and struggling quality that makes him infinitely more
vulnerable. As always within an intriguing narrative, Scott hones in on painful
truths..
Jane Freeman, Sydney Morning Herald
Scott's value to us as a contemporary
writer is her lightly worn knowledge of
and empathy with a floating underclass. While the lives of her characters may
offend some middleclass readers she resists preachily rubbing our nose in dirt and waste. As Scott charts Adan's
progress or lack of it she treats readers to succinct gems of observation and
evidence of her accurate ear.
Robin Lucas, Brisbane Courier Mail
Rosie Scott is a writer with impressive control of her
craft. She handles the demands of this first-person narrative with wit and
intelligence, and her authorial presence is considerable.
Josephine Schaefer, Holywood SHS
Her silken prose traps the heat and light of Queensland ;
it spins a shiny cocoon round a traumatised teen.
David Eggelton
Rosie Scott's ability to get inside the head
of a 17 year old is strikingly real. Strange and off-beat, "Movie Dreams" is at
the same time, the experience of most teenagers struggling to find themselves
and their place in the world..An
easy and enjoyable read for a wide age
group.
Rebecca Walsh, Daily Telegraph
If
you’re into glamour, forget it. Movie Dreams more than makes up for lack however
in Scott’s ability to portray so vividly the the heart of the lost
Adan.
Diana Brow, Quote Unquote
The whole of
this short remarkable novel is told from
Adan’s perspective and Rosie Scott’s art
of conveying what one intelligent 17year old’s consciousness is like…. is
wonderfully done.
Tim
Upperton, Northern Advocate
Hugely honest, whiplash fast and pierced by sudden
lyrical tenderness.
David Hill, New Zealand Herald
Written in a
strong, clean narrative, it makes for a poignant and telling read. The book
reads like a road movie script with its stark imagery encompassing the sleaze
and shuffle of roadside life. The characters provoke and stand out from the
madding crowd.
Bridget
Mahy, Pavement
This fever dream of a book bears the stamp
of a major talent in the vitality of the writing , the freshness of its
allusions to films and music, the novelty of its movie making metaphors and
similes.
Rick McGregor, Otago Daily Times
Scott appears to have masterfully entered the mind of a male
adolescent. An honest and gutsy piece of writing which will appeal to many
teenagers as well as adults trying to
understand them.
Lynette Gee, Waikato Times
Rosie Scott is mapping for us the underside of life in contemporary Australia with all its fascinating richness
of socially unacceptable behaviours, attitudes and relationships...a passionate
writer who is able to get inside the heads of her characters, she is also a
highly skilled writer whose images remain in the mind long after the novel is
finished. "Movie Dreams" gives us the opportunity to live for a brief time
inside the mind of a teenager.
Susan Perry
Movie Dreams
