She can pick at the scab of a subject and release some of the unsavoury contents which have been festering under the surface.
Dubbo Weekender
As a witty and wise chronicle of a life spent dipping in and out of the limelight, this is second to none
Independent on Sunday, praise for Bedsit Disco Queen
An intensely readable account of thirty years of being in love with music. Warm, assertive, sweetly funny and most of all honest
Daily Telegraph, praise for Bedsit Disco Queen
The Alan Bennett of pop memoirists. I loved her book so much I wanted to form a band too As distinctive and lovely as its author's singing voice . . . a wry and wise memoir of a unique career Thorn eloquently strikes upon some profound truths about human communication as she tests the powers and limits of the human voice
Observer
A subtle, suggestive book about performance
Keith Miller
Times Literary Supplement
A thoughtful and sensitive study of singing and her very English struggle with the embarrassment
Telegraph
Gem-like confessions that make it feel like a proper discussion. I loved it
Nina Stibbe
Telegraph
Tracey's characterful phrasing is as persuasive on page as it is on record
Grazia
Thorn is the perfect analyst of our reverence for and terror of singing . . .Thorn's practical, warm tone gives her a Miss Marple-like ability to appear kindly while holding mistruths up to account . . . She is best, though, as a sympathetic guide to the singers she loves
Daily Telegraph
A writer in fine voice . . . [a] cracker of a book
Scotsman
Revelatory, always entertaining . . . a genuine insider's perspective . . . Thirty years of consideration went into this quietly impressive volume, and it shows
Independent
If you care at all about pop music you should read both [Naked at the Albert Hall and Bedsit Disco Queen]
Sunday Herald
Honest and compassionate
Sunday Telegraph
Smart, chatty . . . [Thorn is] a sufficiently deft writer to negotiate the populist and the high-brow . . . a thought-provoking and enjoyable read
Mail on Sunday