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I was excited to open my #LitsyLoveFallSwap package from @TheAromaofBooks and then embarrassed at the inequality in what I sent her. I owe you, Sarah! #LLFS

Norris‘ memoir of her love for Greece and the Greek language is intriguing and entertaining. She writes well. Along with having many “a-ha!” moments about the language, I found myself making book lists and looking up ideas, persons, and histories. This book stoked my curiosity about many things, and that proved to be a good portion of my delight in it... and I was delighted; I read thirty pages before leaving the library.

I mean, it‘s somewhat interesting. It‘s about her classics education and the Greek #language and #travel in Greece and, on the page I‘m abandoning, Greek theatrics during the author‘s college days. If you‘re a lover of all things Greek, maybe it‘s for you. Good organization of topics is lacking. I‘m bored and more appealing reading is piled everywhere.

I‘ve just finished this warm, conversational, sunny, interesting book. It is her story of how she learned both modern and Classical Greek. She became sufficiently competent to learn and perform the part of Hecuba in Euripides‘ Trojan Women‘, as she said ‘a feat of memorisation.‘ Interwoven with the language are her travels throughout Greece, set against her work as a copy editor on the New Yorker. One of my most enjoyed books this year.

I flat out love Mary Norris. What a wordie. And here she is talking about one of my fascinations. 🌈🌻🍒💝

My new books 😊 - (Mary Norris is a Father‘s Day present.) I‘ve already dipped into Kathleen, and it‘s very interesting! #ww2

Greatest. Book. Event. Venue. Ever.

I was mildly interested in Mary Norris's memoir on her lifelong love for the Greek language, but when I heard it was being held at Nashville's Parthenon (with Ann Patchett moderating!), I had to be there.

Pretty funny, and full of Athena! My favorite goddess. And Mary Norris‘ too from reading this. Light reading except for the Greek linguistics.