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

2.0

What an awesome book! I've only recently delved deeply into nonfiction, and this is exactly the sort of thing I've been looking for– a great adventure into a specific but ubiquitous area: "punctuation, symbols, and other typographical marks." You'll be amazed by how much you never knew, and how hard it is to get the facts and stories about these little guys out of your head after you read them.

A great book, totally engrossing, and completely worth it.