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| It's All Greek to Me!: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - And Real Greeks | 
 enlarge | Author: John Mole
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 8398
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 354
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1857883756
Dewey Decimal Number: 949.5076092
EAN: 9781857883756
ASIN: 1857883756
Publication Date: May 18, 2006
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Never Laughed so Much!!! October 8, 2008
I have just read It is ALL Greek To ME and couldn't put it down! It had me laughing out loud and was a thoroughly good read. Mr Mole is a fantastic storyteller allowing us an insight into his and his families joys, mishaps and experiences in Greece. Being a visitor to Greece for many years I can appreciate the errors Mr Mole made with the language! The book is full of heart and soul exploits and with his excellent storytelling way you feel as if you are part of the journey. A well written book and well worth the read, one book I will certainly read again just for the shear joy!
All Greek Is Good January 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have emailed my appreciation to Mr Mole because this book is absolutely wonderful and transported me from the dour days of Devon back into the the Greece that my husband & I love so much.
John took me into his home and family: and shared his Greek experiences with a humour that I am at one with - even my husband laughed aloud reading this treasure of a book.
I only read it last week and I am re - reading it already as it has such an amazing feel-good factor to it. (I might add that I don't read that many books here - usually holidays are my time for reading !!)
This book will bring you smiles of laughter; tears; cameraderie and 'filoxenia' (Greek for welcome and stranger - as in visitor)but mostly leaves you with such a warm glow that returns a faith in human kind. Very well done John and thank you for your liitle drop sunshine !!!
laugh out loud August 11, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
An excellent example of this much hackneyed genre. Bright, funny prose with good characterisation. Clutch it as you set forth to view that house for sale in the sun, although it is set years ago, it has not dated at all and the content is still so relevant...recommended.
Give Yourself a Laugh! June 26, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I really, really enjoyed this book. It isn't at all a book poking fun at the strange ways of funny foreigners - the joke is really on the author. Read John Mole's descriptions of his attempts to master the Greek language and you'll laugh out loud (especially the roof story!).
A book for anyone thinking of spending time in Greece to read before they go. A great summer read but, perhaps, even better to read whilst dreaming of better times in winter!
wonderful April 29, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I absolutely adore this book. It is full of gentle humility; something that is hard to come by these days. It made me cry in the most suprising places, but they were tears of gratitude for the warmth of human nature. Mostly it made me smile and I was bereft when the book ended. I had become so involved with the people within the narative. John Mole is an intelligent writer with an honest approach. Never is he over sentimental, and yet, he still touches your heart.
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