Eats, Shoots & Leaves, by Lynne Truss

This book is about punctuation. However, the reader is entertained; something that might seem unusual in a book about this particular subject. The author does a good job of relating stories about despicable usages of the comma, the period, the apostrophe, the dash, and more. And most of these stories are rather entertaining. I love some her quotes about the general necessity for correct punctuation, like this:

Taking our previous analogies for punctuation, what happens when it isn't used? Well, if punctuation is the stitching of language, language comes apart, obviously, and all the buttons fall off.

The author's ability to make the subject of punctuation interesting is quite impressive, and I'd advise this as a read for someone interested in the subject, but if you happen to be the average person who has little interest, you might find it less than appealing the moment the book does anything but entertain. When the author gets into the specifics of punctuation, it does tend to dry up a bit.

6.5/10
Read if you want,
Steve