I recommend this to employees weekly! It's a quick read to help people sharpen up their BASIC grammar skills. Not meant to usurp the Canadian Writer's Handbook.

Takes 2 hours tops to read through, unless you read moving your lips.

A "stickler" for proper punctuation, Truss takes to the pages of Eats, Shoots & Leaves to give the reader a lesson. Where did the comma originate and what are its uses? Why are apostrophes so often used incorrectly by grocery stores? These questions and everything else you want to know about punctuation are answered in the book.

I had heard many good things about this book, which is why I picked it up. Yet I found that it in no way lived up to its hype. The American/British comparisons weren't as relevant because Canadians use similar spelling and grammar to the British. Instead, I found Truss to be rather preachy and the lessons to be dull. I'm sad to say that I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, though I do have a co-worker that is interested in reading regardless of my lackluster recommendation.

This is a must for every home library and, judging by some of the letters and advertising received from businesses, it should be available in every office as well.

Written with humour and a firm grasp of the subject, Lynne Truss never talks down to us and yet makes us aware of how much we have forgotten (or never learned) about how to punctuate an English sentence.

A boring subject you might say, but I could not put the book down. Of course I read one chapter at a time so I could absorb the simple rules and why they make sense. I wonder how we could persuade school boards across the country to include Eats, Shoots and Leaves in the curriculum.

I thought I had a handle on punctuation, but apparently did not. Lynne Truss uses a humourous and light-hearted approach to guide us through the sometimes mysterious world of punctuation. I enjoyed this book thouroughly and would recommend it to anyone. Just a reminder, it's not a novel!