"[Iyer] is a wonderful wordsmith, and he provides engaging stories." -Kirkus

"It may be that Iyer's beautifully contoured sentences embody all the landscapes he's absorbed as he's traveled the world, pen in hand. Iyer is always present in his celebrated books, but never to the extent he is here in this captivating memoir of an unsought, often unnerving affinity...Iyer's deep-diving expedition also illuminates the mystery and spirit of the literary imperative: 'A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the world.'" -Booklist

"A contemplative, idiosyncratic book, a kind of side trip that diverges from the routes of Iyer's usual writing...as "The Man Within My Head" demonstrates, there's fellowship to be found in the community of eloquent strangers, an eternal literary companionship." -The New York Times Book Review

"A courageous, intriguing book, perhaps better described generically not as a memoir but a confession." -The New York Review

"As Iyer investigates Greene's life, he finds more parallels with his own, some superficial and some profound, which Iyer susses out in his usual composed, flowing prose." -The Daily Beast

"Iyer's rich and provocative book invites us to see the world in which we find ourselves today in a new and revealing light, and that's the real measure of his accomplishment. 'A writer is a palmist, reading the lines of the world, ' Iyer says of Greene, but he could be describing himself just as well." -JewishJournal.com

"[Iyer] is masterful at describing travel...a rewarding read." -Livemint.com

"This book is an original, a literary feat, a kind of counter-biography and shadow-autobiography. I can't think of another quite like it...The Man Within My Head is Iyer's richest, wisest book to date." -The Hindu

"Iyer writes admiringly and persuasively about Greene in ways that the novelist may have approved...an engrossing read." -Commenweal Magazine