It was interesting to see how the various punctuation marks developedor, as was often the case, failed to cath on. Fpund the "sarcasm mark" section interesting in particular, as it's strange to thing how social media is altering language ( )

One word for this book: Enlightening. ( )

I don’t even know where to start with how much I loved this book. I haven’t crushed so hard on a writer since my brother-in-law force-lent me A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again.
With 68 pages of endnotes, his writing brings to mind the journal articles I have to read for grad school, but unlike the dry majority of these offerings, Houston’s scholarly writing is incredibly fun to read.
I smiled so much as I read this. I wish I’d read it on my kindle, because there would have been loads of highlighted passages to share. My comments below have some of my favorite quotations I noted as I progressed through the book.
Without Houston’s clever, friendly style, this still would have been a fascinating book, using specific symbols and marks to trace the evolution of the written word. His writing made it a delight. ( )

This was great! From Cicero to ARPAnet and more, Houston covers the history of punctuation with knowledge and humor. Definitely recommended. ( )

Well-researched, well-written account of (for the most part) how some obscure punctuation marks developed in form over time (rather than slanted toward usage, say, although any history is necessarily going to touch on that). I'm not sure how much of the information will stay with me, but it was entertaining to read about at the time.

(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s). I feel a lot of readers automatically render any book they enjoy 5, but I grade on a curve! ( )