Unexpectedly, Milo, Matthew Dicks
Unexpectedly, Milo, Matthew Dicks
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Unexpectedly, Milo

Author: Matthew Dicks

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/11/2018

Categories: Fiction, Humorous


Synopsis

The author of Something Missing returns with another hilarious and sneakily profound tale about a man whose behavior is truly odd, but also oddly relatable.Milo Slade, a thirty-three year old home healthcare aide, is witnessing the rapid dissolution of his three-year marriage to a polished, high-powered attorney named Christine. Though Milo doesn't quite know the root of his marital problems, he inevitably blames himself, or more specifically, he faults the demands his obsessive compulsive personality place upon him—the need to open a jar of Smuckers grape jelly or sing “99 Luftballons” in front of an audience, to name just a couple. Yet Christine is still none the wiser about these inexplicable quirks as Milo has painstakingly hidden them from her and everyone else for years. No one knows the true—and in his mind more insidious—Milo, and such is the root of his profound loneliness, especially now that he and Christine are living apart during a trial separation.Then one day Milo stumbles across a video camera and tapes, left behind in a park. He watches the first tape, which is a heartfelt confessional by a young woman who begins to reveal her secrets, starting small at first, and finally revealing that she blames herself for a tragic death of a friend. But not all the details add up and Milo is struck with the urge to free the sweet confessor from her guilt. He is, after all, an expert in keeping secrets… In typical screwball fashion, Milo sets out on a cross-country journey to crack the case, but quickly gets sidetracked as his un-ignorable demands call. But it is during these sidetracks that the true meaning of his adventure takes shape. Milo is weird, but as he discovers, so is everyone else. Unexpectedly, Milo is a humorous and touching novel about finding oneself, embracing the journey, and, unexpectedly, love.

About Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks, in addition to his widespread teaching, writing, and performing, cofounded (with his wife) Speak Up, which produces sold out storytelling performances throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York more than once a month. He lives in Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jen on November 29, 2010

I really enjoy the premise and background of Matthew Dicks' books: that people who are crazy in all kinds of ways are 1) not atypical, 2) endearing and funny, and 3) all around us (or are us). This book prompted me to consider (over-analyze?) many of my own "interesting" thoughts and behaviors and th......more

Goodreads review by Meagan on May 18, 2012

3.75 Stars. Unexpectedly Milo was pleasant in an unexpected way. While a reader might peruse the synopsis and decide that Milo, a nice normal guy who randomly must open grape jelly jars and sing "99 Luftballoons" in German to an audience, is the most unusual/interesting character in the book, they w......more

Goodreads review by Brian on January 22, 2011

This is the second book I read by this author and it was just as good as the first. I really love books about eccentric people, and he definitely delivers! Milo has a weird disorder where he has a compulsion to do certain things, and remains tense until he can do so..they range from simple like bowl......more

Goodreads review by Glenn on June 26, 2016

Milo keeps his OCD secret from everyone, even his wife, which might be why they are estranged. When he finds a video camera and a bag of tapes that turns out to be the secret video diary of a young woman he decides to watch the tapes only to identify her and return the tapes and camera. And the trut......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on September 26, 2015

3.5 stars. I really loved most of the characters. Their idiosyncrasies were endearing, especially Milo. I probably would have rated this higher, but I found myself bored and skimming on occasion.......more