Pontoon
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Publisher: HighBridge Company
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Too far-fetched to be fun (2008-03-30)
I love Lake Wobegon. And Garrison Keillor is a master of the tragi-comic. His great strength is to have little events unfold, in a seemingly tranquil setting and then build them up to a grand finale of organized chaos. The tranquil setting certainly exists in Pontoon but the little events / grand finale scaling is off. To be fair, the story of full of colorful characters and all their escapades, and therefore not entirely devoid of charm. Bottom line: Pontoon is not Keillor at his best.Lake Wobegon’s Twain (2008-02-16)
Classic Keillor–humor always framed in gentle humanity; insightful but never disrespectful–a real pleasure to read. There are times I laughed out loud, and others, when I was introspective of his characters’ frailities and saw my own. Thank you, Mr. Keillor, for moving Hannibal north to Minnesota. Joy BrewerThe Bookschlepper Recommends (2008-01-31)
Lake Wobegon has three events scheduled on a Saturday afternoon: Evelyn wants her ashes interred in her bowling ball and her grandson decides to paraglide them into place; no one remembers the invitations to a “commitment ceremony” with a hot air balloon, oversized decoys and a pontoon boat; and 24 visiting Danish Lutheran ministers do penance with a trip to the Midwest. All week the details pile up, disintegrate, regroup; a lover (and Elvis) appear as the champagne and shrimp chill. This shaggy dog story (as in Bruno the fishing dog) ends in the waters, reeds and briars. This is Keillor’s funniest effort in some time and the dénouement left me laughing out loud. It’s good to have the recent sentimentality removed.Garrison strikes again! (2008-01-24)
I am a Garrison Keillor fan. I also love Lake Wobegon. This new novel does not disappoint, and we meet old friends, and some new ones. A nice way to spend a rainy afternoon escaping to Minnesota.Dark and Depressing (2008-01-22)
I did not like this book at all. Right from the start it was very depressing. The characters are mostly sad folks on the downside of life, for the most part. What fun is it reading about this one dying or that one dying? There were three pages where I laughed out loud, towards the end, but that was it. I know “Lk W people” are an odd lot, and I see that most rated this book high, so if you are a big fan, then I suppose this book will be fine. For those of you who sometimes listen to Keillor’s show on the radio and think, “This guy is sort of creepy, if somewhat entertaining,” I think you need to pass this one by.
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