[.ca] Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast (ISBN 0864922078)

From Amazon.com:
"One day, I put myself in the car and simply drove. I had no idea where I was going or why. I had no idea ... I would wind up, at dusk, in a lost little valley, turning up the driveway of the Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast." The best books, as you read them, take you from wherever you are to a place where you want to be. If you're a reader of a certain type--a lover of books, cats, and absurdity of a quiet kind--then the Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast should be on your itinerary. It introduces two fraternal twins, Hector and Virgil, unmarried men who run a cozy establishment on a Canadian island. The book alternates between notes from Hector or Virgil, and "Brief Lives," culled from the B & B's guest book. This variety of perspectives gives Bill Richardson tremendous flexibility, and he weaves all the disparate characters together with an unobtrusive dexterity. The Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast is a pleasant, soothing, quietly absurd place to be.

quirky:
a good, quick read. twin brothers, nothing alike except for their mutual love of books, run a b & b where book lovers can come for the three Rs rest, relaxaion, and reading. with asides about books and authors, richardson has created an enjoyable read.

Wonderful!:
Gosh I loved this book. I read it in one hit, and ended up with a sore face from smiling the whole way through. The characters are wonderfully eccentric, their stories warm and funny. It could be the perfect book to take your mind off all that troubles you. I just wish the Bachelors and their B & B really existed.

Great book; really great audio version, too!:
I love the wonderful 'play on words' which is delightfully scattered throughout this book. I enjoyed the paperback version so well that I ordered the audio version for my father to hear during long car trips. The audio is great! I recommend this book in any medium. Very entertaining. The sequel is also good.

Listened to cats yowl that were more entertaining:
I have to admit, I'm easy to please. Great audio books are few and far between, but the writing, the reading, the tone and the stories on these cds were to me pretentious and overbearing. Save yourself the money and buy a classic. I enjoyed the "seabiscuit" story on Cd. Get that. I should have known better. Was it quaint? Maybe. Interesting or well done- no. I'd have more fun just reading a log book from an inn than listening to this again.

It's time for a sequel:
I have just finished my second reading of this and also the "Pillow Book". They are truly enchanting, eccentric and laugh-out-loud funny. I can't wait for the third volume (hope I'm not to be disappointed) because I can't imagine the brothers would close up the house.