A review by kappafrog
The Milkman's Son: A Memoir of Family History, a DNA Mystery, and a Story of Paternal Love by Randy Lindsay

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

2.0

The story was quick and easy to read. I was invested enough to read to the end, and there were some poignant moments. However, so much of the book was boring filler. The story would have better suited an essay than an entire book. For all the padding, it was also missing crucial parts of the story. We never found out his parents' story together, and his mother was oddly absent. If he wanted to respect her privacy so much, I'm not sure why he turned this into a book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Abandonment, Chronic illness, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Grief