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

funny informative fast-paced

4.0

An extremely readable and fascinating look at the history of a variety of punctuation marks, with a lot of history thrown in. Each chapter could stand alone but flowed together well and while the author has a blog on the same topic, this didn’t feel like material recycled haphazardly. The research was meticulous but presented at the right level for a lay reader.