Lake Wobegon Days

Great nightstand book

The first couple of chapters were slow going, so much so that the book sat on my nightstand for 3 months after I got through them. But after picking it back up and plowing through the beginning, I became accustomed to the unidentifiable plot and began to truly enjoy this book. If you're from small-town America or anywhere in the Midwest for that matter, you will appreciate this book. I can't count how many times my wife woke up to me snickering or flat out laughing while reading, especially chapters Summer, Fall, & Winter. Great storytelling and well-placed humor. My only struggle is deciding which Keillor book can top this as my next purchase.

Lake Wobegon Days

Some things are just a sheer pleasure and Keillor's "Lake Wobegon Days" on CD is one of those. We have enjoyed these same stories on cassette years ago and purchased this set for my in-laws for Christmas. Great stuff - good stories - simple, enjoyable and stories that take you back to a time and place when life was really good.

A Novel that Revels in the Peculiarities of Human Nature

While some may feel that Keillor rambles, the truth is that the charm of this book is in the details. Although it is set in a fictionalized rural town, the characters that he brings to life could be from anywhere. Each chapter paints such a vivid picture of Lake Wobegon that the reader feels as if they've been there. And some parts are so funny that you laugh out loud.

A reviewer

The first chapter was promising, a bit rambling, but a great first chapter told in his voice. The next chapter was incredibly boring and focused on the history of New Albion (which I assume later becomes Lake Wobegon) He wrote endlessly about the settlers, founding a school, so boring. As I flipped through the rest of the book I realized it would all be boring fake history.

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Lake Wobegon

In Lake Wobegon Days, Garrison Keillor is the author and narrator of the book. Parts of the book I could relate to because I live in a small town. Although, I couldn¿t relate to the religion that Keillor¿s family participated in. Keillor writes about a few good situations that happened in his life but most of the time he seems to ramble on.

Keillor's Classic

Garrison Keillor is the funniest American writer today, and this, his second book, really shows it. Lake Wobegon is a place we can all relate to, live with one another in.Keillor has written a novel that will stay in my heart forever, and that is an achievement.

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