Guests today were Lydia Birch & Malcolm Martland.
Lydia reviewed Bill Brysons 'Notes from a Small Island' and a book she did not like called : White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyami.
The Bill Bryson was the first one of his I had read & I found it laugh out loud amusing (like the incident in the typical 1970's guest house when he left the tomato on his breakfast plate and was admonished by the landlady).
Similar suggested author to Bryson: Stephen Clarke (Merde Happens)
Malcolm reviewed PD James The Lighthouse & a trivia book. The PD James book was obviously set on Tresco, with embellishments.
Pd james suggested similar authors: Ruth Rendell, Minette Walters, Nicci French, Guilermo Martinez (Oxford Murders)
I had to mention the trivia fact I discovered about the 'horror novel printed on toilet roll'. Quote: 'Acclaimed Japanese horror writer Koji Suzuki, has teamed up with Hayashi Paper Corp for his latest novel 'Drop' (this brought belly laughs from the guests). The nine-chapter horror tale, due to be printed on rolls of toilet paper is aptly set in a public restroom, and is about an evil spirit that inhabits a toilet bowl.
Koji Suzuki, is perhaps best known for his books Dark Water and The Ring (well!)
The story is repeated over about every yard of paper and each roll costs Y210 (£1.40)
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