Boom Town: A Lake Wobegon Novel

Boom Town: A Lake Wobegon Novel

  • Downloads：6337
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2022-05-16 18:21:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Garrison Keillor
  • ISBN：B09WG5KTQ7
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

Return to America's most beloved fictional hometown！ Lake Wobegon is having a boom year thanks to millennial entrepreneurship--AuntMildred's。com Gourmet Meatloaf， for example， or Universal Fire， makers of artisanal firewood seasoned with sea salt。 Meanwhile， the author flies in to give eulogies at the funerals of five classmates， including a couple whom he disliked， and he finds a wave of narcissism crashing on the rocks of Lutheran stoicism。 He is restored by the humor and grace of his old girlfriend Arlene and a visit from his wife， Giselle， who arrives from New York for a big love scene in an old lake cabin。

Download

Reviews

Mildmannered1 ，

I've liked all his Wobegon novels and this didn't disappoint。The cast of characters is lengthy， surprising in such a small town。I could be wrong， but I felt that the both the story ends were tied up and Mr Keillor himself was tying up。 I saw he's close to 80 yrs old。 I've liked all his Wobegon novels and this didn't disappoint。The cast of characters is lengthy， surprising in such a small town。I could be wrong， but I felt that the both the story ends were tied up and Mr Keillor himself was tying up。 I saw he's close to 80 yrs old。 。。。more

Robert ，

When I read Lake Wobegon Virus， I loved the fact that Garrison Keillor had put himself into his own town that he made up - the fictitious Lake Wobegon。 He's done it again。 It's an ingenious idea and Keillor pulls it off。 It is， of course， hilarious。 But， it's also a little sad。 It seems like Keillor is putting things straight， tying up loose ends， making amends。 It seems like it's coming to an end。 And， after all， he is 78。 Then again， he's written 3 books in the last couple of years （including When I read Lake Wobegon Virus， I loved the fact that Garrison Keillor had put himself into his own town that he made up - the fictitious Lake Wobegon。 He's done it again。 It's an ingenious idea and Keillor pulls it off。 It is， of course， hilarious。 But， it's also a little sad。 It seems like Keillor is putting things straight， tying up loose ends， making amends。 It seems like it's coming to an end。 And， after all， he is 78。 Then again， he's written 3 books in the last couple of years （including his wonderful memoir） and is on the road again， apparently loving it。 So， I'm going to keep my fingers crossed and hope to see several more epics yet to come。 LONG LIVE LAKE WOBEGON。 。。。more

Lisa Burris ，

One gets the impression that Keillor's later work is preparing his fandom for his death。 With each successive novel， he appears to be thinking， "Well， if I go now， that's a good ending for Lake Wobegon。"In his latest， Keillor， the character， arrives in Lake Wobegon to do the eulogy for one classmate and to say goodbye to his beloved Arlene， his first love， who is dying of cancer。 Arriving to find that Lake Wobegon has been taken over by millennial businesses offering， among other things， artisan One gets the impression that Keillor's later work is preparing his fandom for his death。 With each successive novel， he appears to be thinking， "Well， if I go now， that's a good ending for Lake Wobegon。"In his latest， Keillor， the character， arrives in Lake Wobegon to do the eulogy for one classmate and to say goodbye to his beloved Arlene， his first love， who is dying of cancer。 Arriving to find that Lake Wobegon has been taken over by millennial businesses offering， among other things， artisanal firewood， Keillor realizes that his beloved town， the one he， and we， his readers and listeners， loved， is essentially gone。 Keillor is teaching us， preparing us， to say goodbye to the Lake Wobegon that has been a solace to us for so many years。 It isn't ours， it turns out， and it really isn't Keillor's home， either。 As all of us end up eventually， Lake Wobegon only exists in memory。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Boom Town: A Lake Wobegon Novel

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Boom Town: A Lake Wobegon Novel&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Boom Town: A Lake Wobegon Novel&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0