Review: Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss

I finally got around to reading Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss, and it may be the second best thing that has happened to me in February. (The Olympics being the best, of course). You may be shocked and appalled that I've finished a book that wasn't in the big stack I blogged about last month, or maybe you don't care at all. I have completed five of the books from that original stack, decided not to read one (The Lovely Bones), and have inserted two more, including Eats, Shoots and Leaves.

I loved this book so much. It may seem odd that anybody can possibly love and adore a book about punctuation, but this book is just so good. Hilarious, really. And short. The motto of the book is "Sticklers Unite!" and that's something I can get behind. I am a stickler for grammar, spelling and punctuation. Poor grammar and punctuation can change the meaning of your writing, and it is incredibly distracting to sticklers like me. When you write, "Your so awesome," it makes me think, "My so awesome what? You didn't finish your sentence!" Fortunately, I am not the only one who feels this way. This book has been a big hit in the U.S. and in the U.K., and rightfully so. It is a delightful read, and it is something that you really should read - not listen to. If you are a stickler, you will love it. If you are not a stickler, you should read it anyway; maybe you will learn something.