Diary of a Somebody

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But here it is, I did manage to irritate the daylights out of anybody within hearing distance while I read this, which is extra points right there. I was familiar with Brian Bilston's poetry from Twitter so I knew that that aspect was going to be good anyway, but the whole thing is just fabulous.

If you want a bit of light hearted relief from the world around you, then Brian Bilston is your man. It's a big comparison to make, in comic novel terms, but Brian Bilston - parodist and 'poet laureate of Twitter'- is worthy . Whilst that goes by the wayside some days, we are still treated to many poems of the very clever and mostly rhyming variety that I love.I've never read poetry before, but this book has a story with a little poetry thrown in, that will make you laugh and make you cry. I laughed all the way through it; the perfect antidote to the strange and anxious times we are living through. The narrator Brian is a total nerd, he doesn't have a clue about anything, but he is a genius at playing with words. The plot is familiar - washed-up middle-aged guy is out of step with family, work and the wider world, but finds companionship and finally redemption through poetry and books.

In 1892, George and Weedon Grossmith published The Diary of a Nobody , now a classic of comic writing. Meanwhile Dylan’s football team keeps being beaten 0–11, as he stands disconsolately on the wing waiting vainly to receive the ball. Ignore the "poetry" label - Bilston's witty verse is clever, silly, contemporary, wise and light and is only a small (but delicious) ingredient in this diary format adventure. Imagine a mash-up of John Cooper Clarke, Ed Reardon's Week and James Joyce, and you're about halfway there . I am sure that this is because when other people are laughing because someones fallen flat on their face I am going "ouch that must have hurt".Not halfway through the book and I just can't take anymore of this male Bridget Jones who reliably screws everything up and is deeply, inconsistently stupid (doesn´t know who Gaudi is! His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, a marketing guru and motivational speaker who seems to be disturbingly influencing his son, Dylan.