fufuakaspeechless

Mother's Milk is an entertaining read. It's the story of a lawyer named Cindy who takes on a case against the milk industry. She soon realizes, however, that there's more to milk than meets the eye. While the story does start off slow, it gets better once the plot picks up. There's explosions, gunshots, the works. The characters are very likeable. I particularly liked Cindy's constant sarcasm. It's a mystery about cows and aliens--what's not to like? I really liked the ending as well; not what I expected. All in all, a great read...but I'll still be enjoying my ice cream on a regular basis.

bibleeohfile

It was a fun, but slow read; beyond the main storyline, there were footnotes about the legal profession, the history of various cultures, details about the vegan lifestyle, and a few jokes thrown in for good measure. Cindy's point of view is rather the one that I think I would have had in her situation; a bit of a cynic mixed with a compassionate animal lover and a caffeine addict. She's annoyed by the people she works for and then, when she finds out that they aren't simply crazy and they have a point, she looks for the quickest way she can get out of the mess she's been drug into. I will be honest; the clinical breakdown of what milk was and the vivid description of a cow being slaughtered were not something that I really wanted to read. But I countered that with the numerous characters (the paranoid farmer, the vulgar-speaking debutant, the psychic dolphin, etc.) and the interesting twists in the plot (Tom Logan is a hoot), and I have to say that I liked it. The ending didn't go quite as I expected it would, in fact it was nothing like I expected it to be, but it was a nice way to end the story. The main characters are living their diary-free lives (I wonder if Cindy's cat still gets cream, or if Cindy will try converting him to a dairy-free lifestyle too?) and are more or less happy. I think. Mostly happy.