Acclaim for Lynne Truss and Eats, Shoots & Leaves

“She's a reformer with the soul of a stand-up comedian.”
— Jan Freeman, Boston Sunday Globe

“Ms. Truss' witty analysis and fussbudget tactics are contagious.”
— Janet Maslin, The New York Times

“Truss is an entertaining, well-read scold in a culture that could use more scolding.”
— Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today

“Truss is William Safire crossed with John Cleese's Basil Fawlty.”
— Entertainment Weekly

“Lynne Truss makes [punctuation] a joy to contemplate.”
— Elle

“There is a multitude of us riding this planet for whom apostrophe catastrophes, quotation bloatation, mad dashes, and other comma-tose errors squeak like chalk across the blackboard of our sensibilities. At last we who are punctilious about punctuation have a manifesto, and it is titled Eats, Shoots & Leaves.”
— Richard Lederer, author of A Man of My Words and Anguished English

“If Lynne Truss were Roman Catholic I’d nominate her for sainthood. As it is, thousands of English teachers from Maine to Maui will be calling down blessings on her merry, learned head for her book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves. It’s a book about punctuation, the poor stepchild of mean old grammar. Punctuation, if you don’t mind! The book is so spirited, so scholarly, so seductive, English teachers will sweep aside all other topics to get to, you guessed it, punctuation. Parents and children gather by the fire on chilly evenings to read passages on the history of the semi-colon and the much-maligned dash. Make way for the new Cinderella of the English language, Punctuation Herself!”
—Frank McCourt, author of Angela’s Ashes

"At long last, a worthy tribute to punctuation's stepchildren: the neglected semicolon, the enigmatic ellipsis and the mad dash. Punc-rock on!"
— James Lipton, author of An Exaltation of Larks

“Eats, Shoots & Leaves makes the history of punctuation a subject at once urgent, sexy, and hilarious.”
—John Walsh, The Independent

“… a witty, clearheaded, and altogether enchanting book.”
—The Sunday Telegraph

“This is more than a witty, elegant and passionate book that should be on every writer’s shelf. Well. Done. Lynne!!!!”
—Nigel Williams, The Observer Review

“Lynne Truss deserves to be piled high with honours.”
—John Humphrys, Sunday Times

“Truss is one of life’s head girls. She’s also jolly good fun, or at least her book is.”
—Sarah Vine, the Times

“A wonderful little treatise… Witty and entertaining as well as informative.”
—Terry Eagleton, Irish Times

“A witty, knock-about blast against all who flout the laws of punctuation”
—E.S. Turner, The Times Literary Supplement

“Lovers of good English have thought of ourselves as isolated outposts… Lynne Truss has emerged as our champion.”
—William Hartston, Daily Express

“This book is written from the heart, with a great deal of passion but also abundant wit; I found myself laughing aloud…”
—Anthony Campbell

“Lynne Truss has written a funny and apposite book.”
—Mary Kenny, Irish Independent

“A funny and fascinating read… [Eats, Shoots & Leaves] is that rare thing—both educational and entertaining.”
—The Sunday Tribune (Ireland)

“She’s a soul sister. She’s one of us.”
—Richard Madely, Richard & Judy

“Every company meeting should begin with a reading from [Eats, Shoots & Leaves], followed by a prayer of thanks for its existence.”
—Michael Skapinker, The Financial Times

“Lynne Truss has hit a raw nerve.”
—The Observer

“Droll.”
—The Guardian

“Wickedly funny… merciless.”
—Tom Rosenthal, Daily Mail

“A real phenomenon.”
—Philip Hensher, The Independent

“Helpful and humorous.”
—London Evening Standard

“… this year’s Schott’s Miscellany, a surprise bestseller”
—Publishing News

“[This] witty and unforgiving guide is… making punctuation fashionable again.”
—The Bookseller