Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel
by Garrison Keillor
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Author: Garrison KeillorEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-16
ISBN: 0670019917
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Viking Adult
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- ISBN13: 9780670019915
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Book Reviews of Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel
Book Review: A Lake Wobegone midlife crisis
Summary: 3 Stars
Clint Bunsen has his hands full, he's turning 60, a mutiny on his Fourth of July committee is leading him to distraction, a DNA test has found him to be of Spanish descent, and he's considering leaving his wife...well you get the picture. There's so much going on in Clint's frenzied life it doesn't even seem this could be taking place in Lake Wobegone. LIBERTY gives us all the traditional Keillor humor and insight, but this time it seems a bit frantic. Probably, because protagonist is such a mess. His confusion about who he is and what he wants from life seems to be a bit contrived. All this seems to hit at the same time and Clint (and the reader) is given very little time to consider the outcomes before he makes decisions, making him more a victim of circumstances rather than take control of his own destiny. Not as satisfying as some of the other Keillor books I've read, but it still has its moments; particularly in the infighting about what should or should not be allowed in the parade.
Summary of Liberty: A Lake Wobegon Novel
A national holiday in Lake Wobegon is always gaudy and joyful. But what is going on between Clint Bunsen and Miss Liberty?Clint Bunsen is one of the old reliables in Lake Wobegon- the treasurer of the Lutheran church and the auto mechanic who starts your car on below-zero mornings. For six years he has run the Fourth of July parade, turning what was once a line of pickup trucks and girls pushing baby carriages that hold their cats into an event of dazzling spectacle. Blazing bands, marching units, cannons, horses, a fireworks show, and the famous Living Flag-one thousand men and women wearing red, white, or blue, standing in formation-have attracted the attention of CNN and prompted the governor to put in an appearance as well. The town is dizzy with anticipation. Until, that is, they hear of Clint's ambition to run for Congress. They're embarrassed for him. They know him too well-his unfortunate episodes involving vodka sours, his rocky marriage. And then there is his friendship, or whatever it is, with the twenty-four-year-old girl who dresses up as the Statue of Liberty for the parade. It's rumored that underneath those robes she is buck naked, and that her torch contains a quart of booze.
It's Lake Wobegon as it's always been-good loving people who drive each other crazy.
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