“Fascinating. An engrossing book.” Times Literary Supplement

“Schipper's prose is light, fast-paced and witty, and her analysis of what lies behind the proverbs is completely gripping.” Daily Telegraph

“Recently, Mineke Schipper, a novelist and critic, has leapt to the forefront of proverb scholarship. … Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet is a lively and sharply pointed book that combines her immense knowledge of proverbs with her interest in the status of women. A talented as well as industrious scholar, she writes with poise and intelligence about a subject she obviously knows well.” Lexis Nexis

“An extremely interesting book. A fine contribution to the cosmopolitan conversation that ought to come about with globalization.” Kwame Anthony Appiah , Princeton University

“Waardevol, informatief, zorgvuldig en uniek... Wekt evenveel bewondering als verwondering.” NRC-Handelsblad

“No one who casually picks it up will be able to put it down, as gems of inspired sayings, bon mots, zany jokes, and insightful analyses leap out of every page.” Wendy Doniger , University of Chicago

“Ik raad iedereen die het boek nog niet heeft aan naar de boekhandel te rennen om het te kopen.” Ronald Giphart