A long long time ago, my 7th grade teacher suggested I catalog the books I read. I quit after a few years and have regretted that decision ever since. It's never too late to start anew. I have a habit of grading books and do so here.
10.13.2015
Between You And Me: Confessions Of a Comma Queen, Norris - B
The author has spent over thirty-five years at the New Yorker as an Ok'er, one of a handful of people who have the final say before a page goes to the printer. The editor David Remnick analogized the job to that of an auto mechanic who only works on 200mph cars - pretty heady stuff in the world of copy editors. The book is a thoroughly enjoyable jaunt through the crevices and corners of the American institution most committed to proper usage of the English language.
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