Now, as you probably know, I'm not just plucking Doctor Who out of thin air or making some sort of weird connection out of nowhere, Neil has written two episode of Doctor Who so far and is a lifelong fan, so this isn't a stretch of the imagination. How can I explain what appeals to me about a book where a dad goes out for milk and ends up encountering pirates, dinosaurs, time-travel, volcano gods, and what have you in his quest for his children's breakfast? It's what would happen if The Doctor did your grocery shopping for you. I was put in a situation in which I was exposed to something that I wasn't keen on and it opened my choosy little heart to enjoy this wacky and weird little book. So very quickly, in a matter of seconds, I went from not wanting to read this book in the least to wanting to read it immediately. While he bemoaned about the hardship of trying to sell a kids book at the same time as an adults book, something James Patterson has mastered with ease, it was his reading of Fortunately, the Milk that made me realize that yes, I need to stop this prejudging of books. Back in July of 2013 when I went to his 'final ever book tour' he read a bit from this book. I have Neil himself to thank for making me want to read this book, more then just his writing it that is. The truth of things is that while books are put in genres and recommended to certain demographics, all books are for everyone and we shouldn't prejudge based on a kooky cover or a bad blurb foisted on the book by the publisher. I was likewise planning on giving Fortunately, the Milk a pass as well, even though this is one of his books that straddles the age gaps, much like The Graveyard Book, which is quite possibly my favorite of his books. I've never really bothered with his books for really young audiences and in a confession I am sure will shock some of you, I've never been a fan of The Sandman Comics, and I tried, I seriously tried to like those. Sure Dad claims to have messed with the space time continuum and is a little late and unbelievable, but fortunately, he has the milk.įor some reason, while I really really love Neil Gaiman I am very choosy about his books.

Aliens set on redecorating the planet, pirates who don't know about walking the plank, and dinosaurs who have invented time machines that look like hot air balloons, but are NOT called that. When he does show up though apparently it was running into a whole bunch of people he didn't know that detained him.

Fortunately Dad has gone to the corner shop. Book Review - Kerry Greenwood's Flying Too High.Book Review - Joanna Challis's Murder on the Cliffs.Book Review - Louise Rennison's The Taming of the.Book Review - Nail Gaiman's Fortunately, the Milk.

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