Charming, ribald, highly informed, and always funny.... An adventure tale for intellectuals--and also for the rest of us.--Steve Martin
A rapturous memoir of falling in love with a language.--Rory Tolan "Washington Post"
Norris is an uncommonly engaging, witty enthusiast with a nose for delicious details.--Heller McAlpin "NPR"
What a fantastic book! Not only is Greek to Me educational, entertaining, and gorgeously written, it shows us how intellectual curiosity coupled with a dash of bravery can pave the way for a more meaningful life.--Ann Patchett
Norris' vibrant prose flies off the page.... She brings it all together with insight and wisdom.--Elfrieda Abbe "Minneapolis Star Tribune"
[Mary] Norris... whose first book chronicled her passion for punctuation, here recounts, with the same contagious wit and enthusiasm, her obsession with Greece--its language, history and culture.-- "New York Times Book Review"
Beach reading for classicists and philhellenes... but with something more serious at stake.--A. E. Stallings "Wall Street Journal"
Norris is a jaunty companion, splendidly bookish, full of excellent little facts.--Charlotte Higgins "Guardian"
Norris has a remarkable gift for conveying and transmitting passion.--Imogen Russell Williams "Times Literary Supplement"
Delightful.--Bethanne Patrick "Washington Post"
Greek to Me bursts with a cheerful lust for all things Hellenic: the language, ancient and modern; the mythology; the wine; the sunshine; the sea; and, occasionally, the men.--Susan Storer Clark "Washington Independent Review of Books"