

Unexpectedly, Milo
Author: Matthew Dicks
Narrator: Will Damron
Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 09/11/2018
Author: Matthew Dicks
Narrator: Will Damron
Unabridged: 11 hr 26 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 09/11/2018
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.
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
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
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
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