Praise for An Admirable Point!!!!!!
“In writing as in real life, many of us would be relieved to see fewer !!! moments, but Ms. Hazrat’s splendid exploration of ! is stimulating even in an excitement-weary moment.”
—Wall Street Journal
“Entertainingly informative...peppered with wry commentary....This is an essential book for writers and designers who care in developing a unique voice, especially through punctuation.”
—PRINT Magazine
“The history of a much-maligned punctuation mark. As the author notes, it grabs our attention, whether we want it to or not, and it exists in nearly every language....‘Among all glyphs,’ she writes, the bold mark is ‘most available, and most versatile, the most recognisable and most ironic.’ In the end, its job is to ‘attend to admiration’ and ‘point out wonder.’ A delightfully sprightly and pun-laden history.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Worth shouting about. Illuminating history...sharp analysis.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A cross between a microhistory and the recent wave of witty grammar books, including Lynne Truss’ Eats, Shoots & Leaves (2004) and Benjamin Dreyer’s Dreyer’s English (2019), this slim book is so chock-full of interesting facts and ideas that it will leave most readers saying, ‘Wow!’”
—Booklist
