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The Milkman's on His Way
178 pages, Paperback
Published June 1, 2024
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David Rees
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David Thomas Rees is a cartoonist and humorist whose best-known work combines bland clip art with outrageous "trash talk" to incongruous effect.
David Thomas Rees is a cartoonist and humorist whose best-known work combines bland clip art with outrageous "trash talk" to incongruous effect.
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December 3, 2025
a warm refreshingly optimistic 80s time capsule, this healed me
January 5, 2026
So sweet and easy to read. Engulfed it in a day. I liked that it was simple, no frills, just a really lovely (albeit sometimes heart wrenching) tale of coming of age as a gay teen in Bude, Cornwall, in the 1980s.
Ewan, the main character, is wonderful, both childlike and adult like at the same time. Sometimes he’s really considered, calm, and reflective, and others I felt like he was exactly the 17 year old self I was - irrational, reactive and thinks of himself terribly in the know for a 17 year old.
The plot moves pretty quick which works well for me. Not much waffling, one linear narrative starting from surfing with his best pal and ‘lad’ Leslie, his first queer experience in Bude, meeting more experienced (albeit they themselves are only in their mid 20s) gay Londoners on the beach, through to living in London with his longer term partner who is Black and gay touch on the intersection of queerness with race.
Sad to think that this book was removed and banned from school libraries during the implementation of section 28. So many gay young people would have benefitted knowing others have relatable experiences too, and that won’t lead to loneliness but actually so much fun and love along the way.
It left me feeling a little bit lighter and with hope in the current political climate.
Ewan, the main character, is wonderful, both childlike and adult like at the same time. Sometimes he’s really considered, calm, and reflective, and others I felt like he was exactly the 17 year old self I was - irrational, reactive and thinks of himself terribly in the know for a 17 year old.
The plot moves pretty quick which works well for me. Not much waffling, one linear narrative starting from surfing with his best pal and ‘lad’ Leslie, his first queer experience in Bude, meeting more experienced (albeit they themselves are only in their mid 20s) gay Londoners on the beach, through to living in London with his longer term partner who is Black and gay touch on the intersection of queerness with race.
Sad to think that this book was removed and banned from school libraries during the implementation of section 28. So many gay young people would have benefitted knowing others have relatable experiences too, and that won’t lead to loneliness but actually so much fun and love along the way.
It left me feeling a little bit lighter and with hope in the current political climate.
January 7, 2026
Could not put this down. Such an easy and wonderful read, felt lucky to be able to read it especially after it had been banished for so long due to section 28.
It describes a queer story (of Jessie from Bude, Cornwall) in such a heartfelt and relatable way.
It made me sad to think it wasn’t available to read so soon after it had been published - it would’ve made such a difference to many coming to terms with their sexuality in the late 1980s and onwards.
It describes a queer story (of Jessie from Bude, Cornwall) in such a heartfelt and relatable way.
It made me sad to think it wasn’t available to read so soon after it had been published - it would’ve made such a difference to many coming to terms with their sexuality in the late 1980s and onwards.
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