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Shady Characters: Ampersands, Interrobangs and other Typographical Curiosities by Keith Houston
byrdy's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I appreciated the author's cheeky tone. This book is best read in its printed format as the author includes many pictures, footnotes, and uses the punctuation marks in question. I found this book most digestible in chunks- a chapter here, a chapter there. It is dense and not the most exciting book albeit entertaining considering the subject matter.
vsgayatri's review against another edition
4.0
I thought I had another half-book of reading left, turns out those are the Acknowledgments.
A fun read, lots of information, delightfully chronological. A history of punctuation is exactly what's missing from your bookshelf, go pick this up!
A fun read, lots of information, delightfully chronological. A history of punctuation is exactly what's missing from your bookshelf, go pick this up!