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Fortunately, the Milk

Written by: Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
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An absolute delight of a madcap story for the young (and young-at-heart) by New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with equal parts pirates and piranhas, adventure and aliens, oddity and love.

""I bought the milk,"" said my father. ""I walked out of the corner shop, and heard a noise like this: t h u m m t h u m m. I looked up and saw a huge silver disc hovering in the air above Marshall Road.""

""Hullo,"" I said to myself. ""That's not something you see every day. And then something odd happened.""

Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery Medalist and bestselling author Neil Gaiman.

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Very layered story. Very cute! Thoroughly entertained.

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Great short read!

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Got this to listen too a long car trip with the kids. Did not disappoint. No spoilers.

Fun, Kid-Safe

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I really enjoyed the strange perspectives and characters in the story.
I also really enjoyed how the time loops all make a weird sort of sense in such a nonsensical way.
Honestly a Fun listen for all.

Fun Times

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Hoped a fun and fantastical audiobook would keep a carload of adults awake on a road trip.

Gaiman’s performance was bright and energetic, but some voices were difficult to understand through the car stereo - particularly the alien voices.

Story started at a breakneck pace with plenty of action, adventure and wit. This pace was difficult to maintain. The lack of surprises and character growth made the rising action and climax feel flat by comparison. Toss in some thinly veiled social commentary and this is not an enjoyable listen for adults. A few of us nodded off, others groaned.

Not for road trip with adults

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