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(A-) 83% | Very Good
Notes: Audacious artistry, an awfully amusing, animated all-ages adventure and adeptly-arranged absurdity accumulation.

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12/14/2023 (1) - Preamble

(1) I'm curious how this will come off as an audiobook.
- It's very much a children's book, and therefore I believe was written with illustrations in mind. Certainly every print edition's been fully illustrated.
- Even the cover art for this Audible edition prominently states "Cover Illustration by Skottie Young."
- I'm confident Gaiman's prose will stand on its own.

12/14/2023 (2) - First Half

(1) '[Dad] looked like he remembered that, without milk, he couldn’t have his tea. He had his "no tea" face.'
- The premise/inciting incident is that kids can't eat their cereal without milk. It always surprises me how milk is seen as absolutely necessary for tea and cereal.
- In both cases, milk's always been a novelty for me. But then, I grew up lactose intolerant.

12/14/2023 (3) - Second Half

(1) '"I think that there should have been some nice wumpires," said my sister, wistfully. "Nice, handsome, misunderstood wumpires."'
- I never expected Neil Gaiman to make a "Twilight" reference.
(2) I have to say, this does lose something as an audio-only experience. Its colorful absurdity seems written for wacky visuals, and my imagination isn't nearly up the task. (hide spoiler)]