Everyone makes grocery lists. They're humble items, useful until they're no longer necessary, abandoned in shopping carts, library books, or other random places. But gather them all together in a book and the grocery list becomes an intimate revelation of someone's daily life. The author's collection of found lists lays bare agonizing and amusing misspellings, hints of festive occasions, and implications of not entirely perfect lives. The author's snarky commentary for each list is hilarious! ( )

Milk Eggs Vodka - Grocery Lists Lost and Found by Bill Keaggy is just that, a book containing all kinds of shopping lists that have been found in shopping trolleys, shopping centres and car parks all over the USA.

This collection isn't for everyone, but it does give the reader a unique glimpse into the minds of shoppers. Some of the spelling mistakes made me laugh out loud (burd fude anyone?) but I also enjoyed the categories Keaggy sorted his lists into.

Some of the chapters included:
- Paar-ty!
- Sad Grocery Lists
- Badd Spellrs
- Organized Lists
- Healthy (and Hygienic) Lists

The strange combination of items together on the same list were interesting, although the novelty does wear off by the end.

This is a good book to read while watching TV; or in my case, during the ads while watching the Australian Open.

A book to flick through at the library but not one to buy. ( )

Interesting premise. A collection of found grocery lists sent to the author by readers. Some were quite funny, although sometimes his humor was too sarcastic. I liked where he had his wife make something from the ingredients found on 5 lists. I bought this from BWB to read before I sent it to glade1, because the title sounded so offbeat. Now it's on it's way. ( )

I am fascinated by this quirky book and by its author/editor, Bill Keaggy, who collects discarded grocery lists and apparently has thousands of them from which he culled the ones in this book. The book itself is a bit of a voyeuristic experience, like eavesdropping on other people's conversations or peeking in their windows. Grocery lists can certainly provide some insight into people's lives. Some of these are touching, some puzzling, and many humorous.

Keaggy includes brief essays on some side topics, like the history of grocery lists or tips for preparing for a shopping trip. Each page also contains a bit of trivia about a grocery item. This is a fun book, a quick read that provides food for conversation and makes me think twice about what I put on my own grocery lists!

As a side note, the bit about history of grocery lists and the ancient lists that have been found reminded me a bit of the book A Canticle for Liebowitz, in which the story's action is catalyzed by the discovery of a grocery list written by Liebowitz. Good book! ( )

Reading the grocery lists was very interesting and reminded me a lot of Found magazine. I also liked the random food related facts on the sides of each page. But the author's tone when commenting on the lists was snarky and sometimes mean sounding. I could have done without the commentary. ( )