The Book Of Unnecessary Quotation Marks A Celebration Of Creative (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
full disclosure- i grew up with the author of this book and i've been reading her blog for several years, so i already knew i'd "like" this "book." (sorry. i know. everyone's doing that.) anyway, the material here really isn't different from that on the blog, but it's fun to read in print. bethany's commentary made me laugh so hard that the other people in the break room made me pass the book around, and then we were all "dying." only slightly related tangent:i think the concept of blogs published into print versions is an interesting one. i've heard some people mention that they don't think these are "real" books, along with coffee-table books or anything you would buy as a gift for someone who's not a big reader...i don't know, "cats with things on their heads," "quotes for mothers" and whatnot. or ebooks of dubious quality being published. i have particular standards* for my own reading, and i think it's great when people challenge themselves, but i still think it's better for people to read anything than nothing.*and i'm not saying they're great. (see my current reads shelf "Pleasuring the Pirate") I'm always willing to read a book that makes fun of punctuation errors! This book was so funny, and is definitely worth reading if you are constantly wondering why people use quotation marks for emphasis. This is a coffee table type of book, great for a quick amusing glance. I found the humour hilarious and sardonic. This would be an excellent gift for an English teacher or someone with a particular pet peeve for misused quotation marks.
What do You think about The Book Of Unnecessary Quotation Marks A Celebration Of Creative (2000)?
I thought this would be funny and it was, at times, but mostly it just gave me a headache.
—mica
I almost wake up my husband while reading this book in bed. So many chuckles.
—Iasd
