This is me, full stop. /anglais

by Philip Cowell, Caz Hildebrand

**Winner of a Mobius award for best graphic design book**

From the cutting-edge London design agency Here Design - writer and poet Philip Cowell, and award-winning designer Caz Hildebrand, author of The Herbarium, this playful, original, beautifully designed book brings to life the punctuation marks we use every day, including:

The dashing dash -
So-called "quotation marks"
The colon: and on and on.
The shouty exclamation!
The three dots of...
(Not forgetting the brackets)

And even more

Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry, Graphic Novels, Language

Hardcover

Published October 26, 2017

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very poetic look at punctuation. Use of negative space is really very interesting. This is a fantastic book for really getting a feel for punctuation; I am sure I still make many mistakes - will have to come back to this book every now and then to try to make sure I am on the right track.

[deedee megadoodoo · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was interesting to see the personality of all quotation and how someone could even write personality to quotations! It was cool!

Definitely made me remember how to use a semicolon cause that's the one I forget about the most... which the book stated accurately so

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Came across this lovely little book whilst sorting out new books for the library. It's basically a long poem about grammar but rather cute.
(Made a lovely change from looking at a load of Business books)

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a gifty book, but I am not sure who I'd gift it to. It can be read to a kid, although the art is really nice and doesn't look like it was made for a kid. It can be gifted to an adult, but I'd only give it to an adult that loves punctuation.

[Karla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

Buy this


Read it


Gift it

Uplifting quick read

As a doctoral student, I can appreciate the contribution this author has shared with us

Punctuation with personality

Simply can’t say enough how I enjoyed spending a few minutes away from research

Amazingly good

Comical and illustrated well too

A++

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

The semicolon is particularly interesting.

[Carmen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome. Simple. A book to distract your mind with if your life is in need of a little breather.

[michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, creative, and unique. It has a prominent place on my bookshelf and I enjoy inviting my friends to take a flip through it when they visit 😂

[Evelyne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very very easy reading with some highlights that stand out

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

I bought this to read to small children. It's fun, silly, and informative. Start 'em young!!

[Babs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cool! Educational in an interesting and easy way to understand.

[Rxmi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un muy lindo presente de una amiga. Minimalismo y gramática: dos cosas que amo.

[Simon Sweetman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well done.

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Playful and clever introduction to punctuation. Cover looks like a toddler book but this one was written for upper elementary or middle school readers.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, fun, quick, nice art.

[Savannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

So much fun for grammar nerds who love punctuation, like myself!

[Komi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book does what its meant to do. Be a poetry like descriptor of grammatical tools.

[Melanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 rounded up.

Seriously disappointing book about punctuation marks. I love punctuation, and I thought little individual poems about each mark would be fabulous! However, the sections are terribly uneven, with some poems cute and fun (apostrophe was my favorite), while others were straight-up lame (em dash comes to mind). The design is cool, but this is basically a forgettable book.

[Nadina · Rating 2 out of 5]

This could have been better. I am still left confused on some of these punctuation marks though.
It was a really easy read and it was somewhat cute.
Honestly, I wouldn't actually recommend this, while it was cute it was just not worth the effort. I would say officially 2.5 stars but rounding down to 2.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book that visually explains the correct ways to use punctuation marks.
Quick "read;" will give to my English major mother.
Writers will enjoy... but Strunk & White still rules!

[Lana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very funny, short book about punctuation. Picked it up cuz I'm a language and it made for a fun little read!

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clever! Beautiful graphics!

[Emilia Castus · Rating 5 out of 5]

And because were free we will only settle for commas.

[Betsy Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just something silly to shake off the dust. And reading about punctuation is always interesting reading, even in glorified poem form.

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clever and artful presentation on punctuation.

[Tom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful, with fun illustrations. A poetic love letter to punctuation and typography.

[Fletcher1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quirky, stylish but a very easy read. All in black and white and loved the simplicity blended with the abstract way of thinking to make it thoroughly enjoyable. Loved the way it gives punctuation marks personality.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute and stylish book for those who appreciate fine punctuation and fine fonts.

[Danni · Rating 3 out of 5]

So funny and informative.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a lovely little book. Cowell is a clever, whimsical writer.