Audiobook2 hours
Never Better
Written by Garrison Keillor
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
quot;It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my home town....quot; Each week, more than four million radio listeners hear these words, and settle in for some old-fashioned, up-to-the-minute storytelling. During live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor takes us to quot;the little town that time forgot and the decades cannot improve,quot; where quot;the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.quot; These expertly crafted tales touch the heart and tickle the funnybone. Warm, poignant, often hilarious, each is a classic of live storytelling, full of gentle humor, genuine emotion, and (more often than not) surprising insights into family, community, love, faith, and hope.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Quite an interesting style of humor and underlying seriousness, this was a nice collection of stories -- some better than others. At two discs, it was a nice single-session listen.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Delicious. I "read" this book on audio CD in my car, and I have to say no one can improve my mood quicker or more effectively than Garrison Keillor. Anyone who lives in a small town can recognize Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all of the children are above-average. Keillor, like Christopher Guest, has a real gift for commentary that's razor-sharp but never malicious. If he weren't so obviously fond of these characters, his comedy would be biting. As it is, it's a fond poke in the ribs. Just when you think you want to live in Lake Wobegon, you realize that you already do.