Confessional: I hate it when I read a book too fast and I don't start a blog to take notes. I feel like I have a great deal of catching up to do. In a nutshell, Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast is exactly that, a slim volume about two aging twin brothers who run a bed and breakfast on an island off the coast of British Columbia. Neither has ever married or had children, although one brother is dating. Their bed and breakfast is popular despite never being advertised. Guests share their experiences in alternating chapters, while the brothers share reading lists (Top 10 Authors, Books When Feeling Low, and Authors for the Bath), recipes, and stories of their mother who has since passed. In a word, Bachelor Brothers' Bed and Breakfast is charming. Many reviewers have stated they wouldn't mind staying a night or two with the brothers. With only ten guests at a time, I have to agree. ( )

Most of the people who come to stay at the bed & breakfast are readers, many planning to use their vacation time there to finish a big book - Remembrance of Things Past, a big ol' Bronte, etc. So there's lots of wonderful book talk in this book. And a few book lists; what reader doesn't like book lists?! And the poems are fabulous! ( )

50-something year old twins, Virgil and Hector, run a bed & breakfast on a small island between Vancouver Island and mainland British Columbia. There really isn’t much to do there beyond relax and read. Yet, the B&B has plenty of guests and the brothers are kept busy. This book includes anecdotes from both brothers, as well as some of the people who have stayed with them. Also included are a few “top 10” books (and authors) with various themes.

This is a bit of Canadian humour, parts made me smile and a few even made me laugh. I was ready to rate it “good” and I (mostly) did like it, but more so in the first half. The second half felt like it got a bit too philosophical for my liking. I liked that so many of the top 10 lists included Canadian authors. ( )

Amusing and fairly light. Two brothers own and operate a B&B on an island off Canada's west coast. In amongst Virgil and Hector's tales of playing basoons, Altona Winkler and the local newspaper, Waffle the cat, Mrs Rochester the parrot, etc., a picture of a slightly wacky but close local community is built along with a strong, independent mother. And there are several vignettes from 'guests', also book lists, often with a Canadian flavour to them. Full of acerbic wordplay. ( )

A charming book for when you want a change of pace from heavier fare. Twin middle-aged bachelor brothers operate a bed and breakfast in the Canadian countryside. Each chapter is told from the point of view of one of the brothers or a guest. A quirky parrot and unique cat provide entertaining anecdotes as well (relayed by a human). Lots of humor, some tongue-in-cheek, many references to books and literary characters, as everyone in this short but sweet book is a bibliophile. If you like Alexander McCall Smith, pick this one up for a lighthearted read. ( )