Book review!

Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast by Bill Richardson

This 150 odd pages book starts off by describing how the writer first got acquainted with the B n B ,pretty much the same way i came across the book personally - "If you get there,it will be in your own time and way".

The twins Hector and Virgil run this place where "reading will not be a possible distraction or subsidiary activity but the entire thrust of my excursion".The whole book has 4-5 pages of stories from the lives of the twins and the boarders told with quirky humor. The subject can vary from the love of the life to the household cat!(Thankfully :mg:). The theme of books and good reads does play out in the background in a pleasant fashion,to my liking. The whole style of tasteful humor,not-over the top nor deliberate, used to tell short tales is addictive. You start identifying with the scene or wondering about the persons involved, over the due course their thoughts grow over you. Its like those conversation over cup of tea,munching muffins,taking break from the chores of the world...delightful,pleasant and a welcome change!

My first acquaintance of a B and B was formed by the Gilmore Girls ,i thought the experiences usually involve overtly flowery rooms,uneasy prodding into personal life by over friendly boarders,nature watching activities and muffin baking!I am happy this book presented the other hopeful face of B and B.(Though i still consider Lorelai's opinion in most matters)
I would definitely call it a good read and as my well-informed cover informs me,it had been awarded the Stephen Leacock Award for Humor..so its official :D
check out the extract ,it will be worth the effort(the only one i found readily available on net-to avoid pain of typing :P)


PS- I can't believe i got a perfectly good original copy of the book for as low as 10 rupees in the used books market...i also got the nanny diaries for 20 bucks!!(My first chiclit!)