Semicolon

Semicolon is an informative and lighthearted read arguing in favour of the much-derided ‘semicolon'. Watson's writing is clear and direct; and successfully achieves her aim. For anyone who takes a particular interest in both English grammar/punctuation and the history thereof, I would recommend this novel. It is short and enjoyable: at no point bogged down by minutiae or jargon.

That said, there is nothing particularly remarkable about this book; nor is the topic a must-read by anyone who falls outside of the above niche. Thus, if you are looking at this book—and seem interested—then I think that is all the information you need to know that this book is for you. 

PS: Since I am not American—and would find this noteworthy myself—most of Watson's examples and historical cases come from American usage. As Watson is an American author, I am sure that is because she is most familiar with that writing, but I would've certainly been interested to hear more about the semicolon's usage and history in other English dialects, or even other languages that make use of the semicolon. 

This book isn't really about the punctuation mark; rather, it's a response to grammar pedantry.

Weirdly interesting! If you care about language (or at least the English language) at all, I would recommend this! Not too long either, so it doesn't overstay its welcome.

If I had more writing talent I would try to sneak the proper use of a semicolon into this review, but alas; you'll have to make do with this abomination of a sentence.