Eats, Shoots & Leaves
I’m big on grammar and punctuation, but I realize I make mistak;es on occasion? Lynne definitely put together a hilarious series of rants about ignorant uses of punctuation and the history of our beloved marks. This, quite possibly, is the funniest book (that’s sick isn’t it) that I’ve read in a long time. I laughed-out-loud on many occasions. Her excellent sense of humor married with her deep knowledge of the apostrophe mark make this a very fast paced and delightful reading experience. It’s also terribly educational and I took copious notes. After reading her book, I too felt compelled to join an Apostrophe Protection Society. Oh, and Lynne Truss is the only author I’ve seen that used the phrase “blow me” which wasn’t followed by the words “down” and “shiver me timbers.”
