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Henry Normal in Southampton
Diary of a Somebody is a unique mix of poetry and diary by the unofficial Poet Laureate of Twitter, the enigmatic Brian Bilston. His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, a motivational speaker and indefatigable charity fund raiser to boot; he seems to constantly disappoint his long-suffering son; and at work he is drowning in a sea of spreadsheet and management jargon. I will be astonished if I read a more original, more inventive or funnier novel this year. With over 100,000 followers on social media, including J. Part tender love story, part suburban murder mystery, part scathing description of a wasted life, and interspersed with some of the funniest poems about the mundane and the profound, Diary of a Somebody is a unique, original and hilarious novel. Brian Bilston has been described as the Banksy of poetry and Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate. So poetry world be his salvation. ' - Dawn French It's January 1st and Brian Bilston's life needs to change. But there is an obstacle in the form of Tobie Salt, his arch nemesis at Poetry Club and rival suitor to Liz, Brian's new poetic inspiration.
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Tony Frobisher
Liberally sprinkled with custard creams, Wittgenstein and book clubs, it is a wonderful, beautiful book. They are humorous, clever, witty, nuanced, thought-provoking, challenging, fresh and original.
Each page had me chuckling, giggling and guffawing. A beautifully written story, peppered with poems that enhance and advance the story, rather than distract. And the same can be said of his first novel, Diary of a Somebody. The best and most original book I have read for a long time.
His poems appear with a reassuring regularity. The poetry of Brian Bilston has captivated his ever loyal Twitter followers.
Rarely do I laugh out loud when reading a book.
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