About this title: A national holiday in Lake Wobegon is always gaudy and joyful. But what is going on between Clint Bunsen and Miss Liberty? It's Lake Wobegon as it's always been--good, loving people who drive each other crazy.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780670019915ISBN:0670019917
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781410410092ISBN:1410410099
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"This is the second in a planned series of novels about Lake Wobegon (first=Pontoon, third=Pilgrims, due out in 2009) and follows the familiar Lake Wobegon community as they gear up for one of the most elaborate 4th of July celebrations known to man. Heading the celebration is Clint Bunsen, a man who is about to embark on a mid-life crisis and who questions the path of his life thus far. This is a more serious book than Pontoon, more somber, and you are alternately rooting for Clint to stay and to flee. Old fans will enjoy returning to the wacky small town and new fans will get an introduction to Keillor's folksy, tongue-in-cheek wit. People who are squeamish about such things should know that there is mild cursing as well as sex scenes and discussion of female and male anatomy, fantasy, etc., all reverently described. I thought that Keillor somewhat belabors his themes--the Spanish joke, Angelica's body, his lapses into song--and the ending just wraps up in a flash, but hey, this is escapist, entertaining literature, not Steinbeck. I'd recommend it to anyone wanting a light, non-strenuous read. Delightful on audiobook."
"This is a great book with a lot of personality. It focuses on a man who is now 60 years old and realizes he took a wrong turn in his life when he was 22. The book is set in a small mid-western town around the 4th of July. It does a hilarious job of showing the man's weaknesses and strengths. He has a daunting quandry set before him. Should he continue life as is or run away with a beautiful young woman and change his life forever? I learned about the thought processes that can go through your head when you feel like your life is almost over."
"The familiar characters of Lake Wobegon lose their charm when they become real. It's not a happy story. Still, there are funny moments. Clint Bunsen has a late midlife crisis and is dissatisfied with his job, his wife, his committee. The 4th of July parade brings everything to a head with humorous and dangerous consequences."
"Garrison Keillor's great talent is the vignette, the brief look at human beings caught in defining moments, or perhaps in moments of utter triviality. The results are memorable.
Maybe the problem in "Liberty" is that he is much less skillful at linking those vignettes. In his zeal to create action, he ended up with a near potboiler.
The story centers around 60-year-old Clint Bunsen, whose greatest role in Lake Wobegon has been management of the July Fourth parade. But he has ruffled feathers and feels unappreciated. His wife and work don't interest him much, either. He considers running away to California with a woman of 28, or perhaps running for Congress. These discontents and fantasies do ring true.
But would Irene Bunsen really wield a gun? And would Myrtle Krepsbach actually talk dirty to Clint Bunsen? Keillor seems to want to show that these homespun characters are more than meets the eye, but I can't take these moments seriously.
The governor of Minnesota, appearing in the July Fourth parade, is inadvertently photographed with a naked woman (Miss Liberty had a wardrobe malfunction). His career is over, and Keillor has his stand-in for Larry Craig and numerous other politicians in their gotcha moments.
So the result is a potpourri of slapstick and crisis moments.
On the other hand, I did keep listening. Garrison Keillor is made for audio. The man can deliver a story, even one that is often silly."
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