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A review by 3ofclubs
Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I haven't read non-fiction in ages, but this memoir from the perspective of a New Yorker copyeditor ticked all my boxes! As a wannabe grammarian and anecdote enjoyer, I found it satisfying to witness a real pro discuss the dangling participle, the subjunctive, and the series comma. I already knew most of the topics but I feel like I learned some things about dashes and pencils. Plus the prose was funny throughout. However, I felt like it ended kinda abruptly and I did find two copy editing mistakes in the text (don't remember what they were though). Also her stories about gender seem to have not aged very well.