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A review by jenn_reads
The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I was on a road trip with my husband when I learned that the Face on the Milk Carton series was apparently not a Thing for middle school boys in the early 90s the way it was for girls, so we immediately listened to it on the drive. I had remembered things from other books that I had thought happened in the first, but it's much shorter than I anticipated it being. I had also forgotten what a gross little shit Reeve is. Every year that I age, I'm more and more thankful that I went to an all girls' high school.
Much like Murder at Vassar, it's very strange reading books set in the past in a time period you lived through that are so far removed from today's reality. Like finding a dime and a pay phone to call home, grabbing the last map at a gas station to figure out where you're going, not being able to call Dad because he's at the soccer field and of course doesn't have a phone in his pocket. So surreal to be fully immersed in the story that way.
Much like Murder at Vassar, it's very strange reading books set in the past in a time period you lived through that are so far removed from today's reality. Like finding a dime and a pay phone to call home, grabbing the last map at a gas station to figure out where you're going, not being able to call Dad because he's at the soccer field and of course doesn't have a phone in his pocket. So surreal to be fully immersed in the story that way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Cults