Dinner with Persephone (Abridged) Audiobook

" been to greece? going to greece? read this. "

" didn't quite finish it, very insightful, dull at times "

" I loved this book-- wuold recommend it for anyone who is of greek origin or traveling to Greece. "

" I read this in preparation for a trip to Athens and Santorini. It was a fun read and helped to prepare me for my trip. Lots of interesting stories and cultural perspectives. "

" The author's view of Greece was a bit harsh and one-sided. I didn't get through the first chapter. It seemed like this book was going in one direction, that is painting Greeks as arrogant people who look down on foreigners. "

" Loved the cultural observations. To quote from the book, "Greece's cross to bear is the Greeks." I couldn't agree more. "

" Author extremely full of herself. "

" This is a good book if you like history, social commentary and feminism. It is not a Eat Pray Love / Under the Tuscan Sun 'American woman learns to love life again' type of travel book. "

" Storace's collection of essays about Greece is interesting in places and dense in others. Full of intriguing observations about Greek culture and troubling revelations about Greek attitudes towards women. Ironically, this travelogue reduced my interest in visiting Greece greatly. "

" Interesting travel essay on Greece. Literally picked it off the shelf at work one day so I had something to do... "

" 3.5 would probably be a more accurate rating. Enjoyed this American expatriate's view of Greece - made me aware of some of the little details that I noticed on our trip... "

" An enjoyable jaunt through Greece--geographically, culturally, historically, linguistically and poetically. I'm enjoying reading this book in spurts between other amusements. "

" One reviewer echo'd my thoughts. Patricia Storace is extremely smart and can be extremely boring and that is how I found this book. Mired in boring minutia and let me tell you, I can't remember ever not finishing a book having to do with travel, but bye bye Persephone. "

" I could not get into this book no matter how hard I tried, and I found myself skimming towards the end. "

" good intro to greek culture for travelers "

" This is an intellectual exploration of Greece and its psyche - not for the faint hearted. It covers religion, history, mythology, politics - just about everything that makes up modern day Greece. Very well done if a little heavy at times. "

" an extremely interesting recounting of a year in greece and turkey. she is a published poet and her writing has a real lushness to it. "

" This book has always stuck with me - remembering the way myths were woven in with a yearlong adventure. Totally loving the reoccuring Persephone and the pomegranate. This book is like a romanticized nostalgic memory of an adventure that I hope to have someday. "

" Remind me never to move to Greece "

" It was very wordy in a flowing sort of way, and in the end didn't really go anywhere although I did learn that woman shouldn't go to Greece and not expect to be offended by sexual offers. "

" 3.5 would probably be a more accurate rating. Enjoyed this American expatriate's view of Greece - made me aware of some of the little details that I noticed on our trip... "

" Storace's collection of essays about Greece is interesting in places and dense in others. Full of intriguing observations about Greek culture and troubling revelations about Greek attitudes towards women. Ironically, this travelogue reduced my interest in visiting Greece greatly. "

" Not nearly as good as Under the Tuscan Sun. Makes the Greeks look like jerks! "

" Remind me never to move to Greece "

" I could not get into this book no matter how hard I tried, and I found myself skimming towards the end. "

" I read this in preparation for a trip to Athens and Santorini. It was a fun read and helped to prepare me for my trip. Lots of interesting stories and cultural perspectives. "

" This book has always stuck with me - remembering the way myths were woven in with a yearlong adventure. Totally loving the reoccuring Persephone and the pomegranate. This book is like a romanticized nostalgic memory of an adventure that I hope to have someday. "

" good intro to greek culture for travelers "

" Interesting travel essay on Greece. Literally picked it off the shelf at work one day so I had something to do... "

" didn't quite finish it, very insightful, dull at times "