20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

20.6 - Seasoned Reader - Patricia's Task: "“Punctuation, is? fun!”

"“Punctuation, is? fun!” ― Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon
Let's have some fun. For this task, read one book which has a punctuation mark in its title/subtitle (as shown on Goodreads). REQUIRED:State in your post the punctuation mark you chose.

For the purpose of this task, accepted punctuation marks are the following:

Period . Example: S.

Question Mark ? Example:Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Exclamation Mark ! Example: O Pioneers!

Colon : Example: Someone Knows My Name: A Novel

Semicolon ; Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory

Hyphen - Example: The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

Dash-- Example:
How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide

Parentheses () Example: The Most Popular Fiction Book, Product, Novel, Gift, and Item Sold of All Time for Women, Men, and Kids: In the Whole World (2009, 2010) Tags: Romance, Amazon, History, Author, Teen, Art, Vampire, Diet

Ellipsis … Example: My Point...And I Do Have One

Apostrophe ' Example: Schindler's List

Quotation Marks "" Example: The Book of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks: A Celebration of Creative Punctuation

Slash / Example: Black Girl/White Girl

Comma , Example: I, Claudius

[Patricia]

Approved books:

[Patricia]

Not Approved:

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

this thread is now open!

[Dee]

yay! I had another review book I was trying to find someplace to fit and its perfect here - Bettie Page Presents: The Librarian

[KSMary]

Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark - uses colon and comma

Approved in e-book verification thread for length - post 1856

[Janet F]

Is it okay as long as the book shows the punctuation on the GR link but not necessarily on the bookcover? For example the colon in: My Jim: A Novel

[Patricia]

Janet F wrote: "Is it okay as long as the book shows the punctuation on the GR link but not necessarily on the bookcover? For example the colon in: My Jim: A Novel "

Yes, that's fine. As long as the colon shows when you claim the points like above.

[Wanda]

Would this book be acceptable?

Strongbow: The Story of Richard and Aoif: The Story of Richard and Aoife by Morgan Llywelyn
It is a young readers book but has 160 pages

[Patricia]

Wanda wrote: "Would this book be acceptable?

Strongbow: The Story of Richard and Aoif: The Story of Richard and Aoife by Morgan Llywelyn
It is a young readers book but has 160 pages"

That's accepted since it's over 100 pages and has a colon in the title.