As the end of school draws near (May 24…YES!), I have been thinking about writing again. Outside of homework and blogging I simply have not had any time to write for pleasure and finish that “great American novel”, but I love to write. There is something about the art and craft of writing that works for me (I know, I’m sick!).

So I was walking through the bookstore earlier this week and saw this book: Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss, sitting on the shelf. I have been wanting to read it for awhile now, but never had the opportunity to buy it. This time I did.

It’s a book about the proper use of punctuation. I know…really sick! But it really is a good read. Truss is British and she brings the best of British humour (notice the spelling?) to a fairly dry topic. She makes it fun through her witty commentary and by poking fun at herself and all those grammatical “sticklers” (guilty).

If you want to improve your use of commas, apostrophes, semi-colons, colons, and the like then I highly recommend this book. Even if the mere thought makes you break out in a cold sweat, this book is for you. There are times you will simply forget that you are reading, and learning, about punctuation. It is a quick read full of good, readily applicable information. I highly recommend it to all you fellow sickos out there.