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Pontoon
- A Novel of Lake Wobegon
- Narrated by: Garrison Keillor
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
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- margaret Baxter
- 21-04-21
Wonderfully written and read!
I love Garrison Keillor’s gentle wry humour and insight into the lives of ordinary people. I love his use of language and the way he reads. Having been brought up among Brethren myself, albeit across the pond in the U.K., I totally get where he’s coming from and his gentle pokes at religion are delightful!
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- Susan D
- 30-01-22
Unusual thought-provoking story
This book has a number of threads and keeps you listening right to the end.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mr. Nicholas R. Collard
- 17-11-17
All humanity here
Great book with beautifully crafted portraits and quirky detail. Sad and funny at turns. Recommended
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Welsh Mafia
- 29-09-08
A more succinct Pontoon might not have sunk
Looking to examine the Lake Wobegon effect I start from having seen my family become addicted to the weekly ?News From Lake Wobegone podcast? and hugely enjoyed the Audible offering which reflects Garrison Keillor?s weekly twenty minute monologues. Here again, unfortunately, I feel that the punchy, pithy, featherlight whimsy that is Lake Wobegon has become prey to ambition hence the four star rather than five stars. When'all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average,' all the novels are going to comfortably reach into that upper quartile ? but as with the film adaptation I was left with something of a Lutheran rapture feeling simply: ?It could have been worse.?
Huge praise indeed, in its bachelor Norwegian way and if this review intrigues you then its time you ventured to Lake Wobegon.
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- Bert0324
- 04-07-21
Getting re-acquainted
What I remember from reading Lake Wobegon Days when it first came out is the everyday absurdity; its humour. What struck me in Pontoon is that ther's so much more there. Perhaps as a young man I missed the way the author looks at that absurdity, which is in an understanding, compassionate way. Loved the book and its reading!
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- A. Rusbridge
- 13-04-13
Worth it in the end
I could listen to Garrison Keillor's voice all day - he reads his books wonderfully and no-one else could do it as well. His descriptions are vivid and bring to life all the characters and incidents of Lake Wobegon. Some of it was very poignant and bits of it were excruciatingly frustrating as you wait for him to get to the climax of a story and he goes off on yet another long description about something else. If you can put up with this tendency to side track, stick with it as its worth it in the end.
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- Patricia Humphrey
- 16-09-18
The Kids of Our Beloved Characters
When your Mum dies and her secret life comes alive, hold it to you with all your heart.
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- Liz
- 03-12-19
wonderful
A work of philosophy, poetry and compelling storytelling. So beautifully read. I really enjoyed it.
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