Comments on: “Beginner’s Greek” by James Collins

By: girldetective

girldetective — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:53:48 +0000

I recommend it from the library, because it is an odd book. The reviews at amazon run the gamut from love to hate. I hope my review makes it clear that this isn’t a book for everyone. It’s often so fanciful it’s almost ridiculous, and a few of the characters are well-nigh perfect. But I give it a lot of credit because I started unsure, and it won me over, as did pretty much all the characters, perfect or no.

By: SFP

SFP — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:22:09 +0000

I want to read this. It’s actually on the shelves in the university library. I can walk down one flight of stairs and pick it up anytime I want (no one else at the university has my taste in books). I’m glad you didn’t write about this earlier or I’d have convinced myself I needed to buy it or place a hold on it at the public library.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:36:52 +0000

Good. More books to add to my list–I had read a review of it and was intrigued, but not sure about it.

By: Steph

Steph — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:30:42 +0000

Based on your review of this novel (and especially given the (favorable) comparisons to Austen), I’m definitely going to seek this book out… Given the recent book-buying binge I engaged in, I think I’ll put this one on my library queue!