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A review by jennutley
Unexpectedly, Milo by Matthew Dicks
3.0
I picked this one up because "Daily Candy" told me it would make me "laugh out loud" and "never put it down." A pretty strong endorsement.
But I don't remember laughing out loud once and it took me more than a week to read which is never a good sign. That said, there were some really good things about this one. There are some interesting characters that do some not-so-ordinary things. One of my favorites is a main character who only appears on videotape as she confesses to all the terrible things she has done in her life--kind of reminded me of a darker version of Chunk's confessional from The Goonies. And who didn't, at some point, wish that the ending to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid turned out a bit differently?
My favorite thing about the book was that the author didn't take the cliched and easy way out to end the book. Instead, he gave it some real thought and had the book end the way it should with our hero in probably the very best place for him and his messed-up, little life.
So Unexpectedly, Milo has a mystery, a failed marriage, a road trip, a hero with OCD, and an interesting cast of characters with fun things to think about. Not long lasting but a solid three star diversion.
But I don't remember laughing out loud once and it took me more than a week to read which is never a good sign. That said, there were some really good things about this one. There are some interesting characters that do some not-so-ordinary things. One of my favorites is a main character who only appears on videotape as she confesses to all the terrible things she has done in her life--kind of reminded me of a darker version of Chunk's confessional from The Goonies. And who didn't, at some point, wish that the ending to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid turned out a bit differently?
My favorite thing about the book was that the author didn't take the cliched and easy way out to end the book. Instead, he gave it some real thought and had the book end the way it should with our hero in probably the very best place for him and his messed-up, little life.
So Unexpectedly, Milo has a mystery, a failed marriage, a road trip, a hero with OCD, and an interesting cast of characters with fun things to think about. Not long lasting but a solid three star diversion.