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I don't care about punctation; yet I enjoyed this book! Well, I'll be the first to admit that I could care less about punctuation. If the author ever read this review, she'd probably have multiple heart attacks because of my use of punctuation. In other words, I don't care. So, why did this book entertain me? Well, because, I never knew that punctuation was really that important. Though some of the humor is not that humurous, Truss gives us a unique, eye-opening, and amusing view of someone who is a hardcore punctuation stickler. She fully admits her obsessiveness and presents her point of view in an interesting way. She points out common errors in the present day, in her own life, and in history. For a subject this dry, she more than makes up for it with her fluid writing style. Not only does she explain common problems, she also gives rules and usages for all types of punctation. It is very interesting and informative. However, much of it was simplified, so it can't really be used as reference book. All in all, everyone should read it. No, it didn't change my life, but it does make me pause and consider the proper use of punctuation. It does lift away the fog of mystery that surrounds colons, semi-colons, parantheses, etc. If a book makes you look at reading the written word a little differently, then it's done it's job.