A review by meghanc303
Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols, & Other Typographical Marks by Keith Houston

5.0

Textual criticism meets punctuation meets a dry and understated sense of humor--is it any wonder I loved this book? If you care about writing, printing, book history, or even just have a passing curiousity for how the now-prevalent hashtag came into being, this is the book for you.
Recommended to: people who enjoyed Eats, Shoots & Leaves, the punctuation snob you are/know, anyone with a taste for literary history and textual detection