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Judul Asli : FORTUNATELY THE MILK
Text Copyright © 2013 by Neil
Gaiman
Illustrations Copyright © 2013
by Chris Riddell
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc [
first published in Great Britain ]
First edition : September 2013
; 161 p | ISBN 978-1-4088-4176-1
Rate : 4 of 5
Ok, I know this book probably
for teenagers (younger readers), but who can resist the story by Neil Gaiman
(even the crazies and disturbing plot he make, still and always makes me
‘stunning’ by read it or imagine the scenery). And added to that reason, here
is something you cannot resist, this edition by Bloomsbury gets more special
because all illustrations made by the only Chris Riddell (another super-jenius
and crazy artist, that I love so much ...the works I mean, not the person). So
that’s my defenses if someone mokes me of being ‘childish’ (or back on children
stories) ... but I think I would prefer becoming children (again) who only knew
that the world is so beautiful and innocent, and the important thing as this
story (will) begin, children are known as their highest imagination, so let’s
be children again just this time ... I can assure you, it will quite
interesting.
Like short-review at the
back-cover, the main story are simple. Starting with Mum’s away. Dad’s in
charge. Mum’s left after (again) reminding him on several (a lot) post-it with
message what should do and don’t. Dad just said : OK (while keep reading
newspapers). And the next day, the children are awake, ready to start the day
by eating breakfast. All cereal are ready. But the important part is nowhere to
be found. There’s NO MILK in the fridge !! No one (specially normal people) can
eat cereal with NO MILK !! So Dad is gonna saves the day by going to the shop
near the corner to buy some MILK. And the children are waiting ... waiting ...
awaiting ... still waiting ... YAAAAAAWWWWN (after finished reading comics,
playing with dinosaurs, laying down on the sofas, drawing some dinosaurs, look
at ponys, reading again ... fuihhh). Seem Dad is going for ages. Anything
already be done just to get-out from boring situation. But Dad still not coming
home. And there’s NO MILK as breakfast too !!!
