Eats Shoots & Leaves
Bendrix asked if I’d read the Lynne Truss interview in The Star today. I hadn’t, cuz I don’t buy The Star. But there’s an online version, which I immediately went to, and was soon reading the interview.
Two things from reading the interview:
- I was reminded I haven’t got round to reading the book
- I wondered why she didn’t come into Malaysia to promote her book
Why haven’t I read the book?
Cuz I don’t really want to open up the book and break the spine.
Alter-whatever: So, you’d rather leave the book unread?
Self: Err …
Possible answer to why she didn’t come to Malaysia to promote her book:
Maybe her book didn’t sell very well here. (Bendrix)
I don’t know about that. But I do know it sold a few copies here, one of which I own, thanks to Bendrix. As for the others, I remember going to Kinokuniya KLCC to look for the book, there was only one copy, and when I asked for another copy for my purchase, I was told that was the only copy left. So a few copies did sell. I’m sure the bookstore didn’t only bring in one copy, right?
Read the Lynne Truss interview here:
Crying for a comma
More about her book here:
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
