Leaving Home, (Paperback)

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

2.5 stars because he does have a way with words. Surprisingly dark. I didn't feel anything heartwarming about these judgemental & incompetent busybodies. I came from this kind of upbringing and in my innocence I have been grateful for what I thought was an idyllic childhood... but lately, after r...

from PDCRead

Lake Wobegon is the place she the women are all strong, the men are good looking and the children are all above average. And in this small volume of short stories Kellior takes us back to this small town and the people who live there. There are some entertaining stories in here, and other that ar...

from nandadevi

More of Keillor which reads - if you have had the privilege - just as it was spoken. If you haven't heard Keillor's radio broadcasts do yourself a favour of listening to a few - or to many - and you'll be able to appreciate the power of these slow, distracted and sometimes seemingly meaningless s...

from unclebob53703

Adapted from his Prairie Home Companion monologues, funny, touching, very nearly perfect.

from keylawk

The author is a radio host of A Prairie Home Companion, a musical variety show, and this book is a compilation of the stories performed on the program about the people in the small town which will forever sit on the shores of Lake Wobegon.