You Decide (Part 2)

From Faint Praise: The Plight of Book Reviewing in America by Gail Pool:

But Amazon has created a system that not only allows but encourages ethical and literary standards [of reviewing] far lower than those we find in print reviewing.

From Gabriel Botnick’s five-star Amazon review of Tuscan Whole Milk (1 Gallon):

“What happened today is that I realized I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you.”

With these words, Jonas reached underneath the table and pulled out the gallon of milk from a cooler the owner had set there not even an hour earlier.

He continued—“Samantha, will you marry me?”—and offered her the jug of milk.

“Oh . . . I . . . ah . . . Jonas, of course I’ll marry you!”

Samantha was thrilled by the questioned and overjoyed with the milk. She threw her arms around Jonas and proceeded to shower him with kisses.

“It’s exactly like I’ve always wanted. How did you know? This is such a surprise. I have to call Mom and tell her. The girls won’t believe it. I can’t believe it. I can’t believe you got me an ENTIRE gallon of milk. Are you crazy? I love it!”

Jonas thought back to his conversation with Dean and knew he made the right decision. The woman of his dreams accepted his proposal and while he knew it was because she loved him, he was comforted by knowing that she also loved her milk.

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IMAGE: La Contessa’s Valley (oil on canvas) by Angela Amato