Fortunately, the Milk
Neil Gaiman
HarperCollins
Fiction, CH Fantasy/Humor/Sci-Fi
**** (Good)
DESCRIPTION: A lack of milk threatens to ruin breakfast (not to mention tea), so a father dutifully sets off to the nearby store to fetch some. When the trip takes far longer than the children figure it ought to, he explains just what happened along the way - if they believe him, that is...
REVIEW: This is a simple, fun tale of a grocery run gone humorously wrong (at least, according to one man). From alien abduction to time travel and pirates to a memorable encounter with a curious inventor (who happens to be a Stegosaurus) and more, the hapless father just can't seem to make his way home to his children and their dry bowls of breakfast cereal. Fortunately, he manages to keep hold of the precious bottle of milk throughout his incredible adventures. The various elements tie together by the end of the dubious story, and if the whole thing is rather frothy and silly, well, it is ultimately just a tall tale about a milk run.
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