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Pontoon (Lake Wobegon)
Pontoon - Lake Wobegon
Author: Garrison Keillor
A fresh and funny Lake Wobegon novel about a woman with a secret life... — Evelyn was a Sanctified Brethren woman of good standing, a devoted mother, a serious quilter. Only after she dies in her sleep, as she always wished she would, do we find out that she has been living a secret life. For years she has been in love with Raoul, a Las Vegas man...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143114109
ISBN-10: 0143114107
Publication Date: 8/26/2008
Pages: 256
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Penguin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Pontoon (Lake Wobegon) on + 293 more book reviews
Totally loved this one. I am putting this one on my all time favorite list. A sad and funny book, well written with great characters.

Raleigh is an insurance salesman with no fun in his life. He has a wife who is involved in the community and whom he hasn't been spending much time with and a pair of twin 17 year old daughters whom he just doesn't "get". He and his brother, Gates, are estranged and he hasn't heard from him in 5 years. His father disappears from the hospital where he has been admitted for tests, along with a young girl. Raleigh begins getting messages from his father who sets a series of seemingly impossible, and totally off the wall, tasks for him to do. What ensues is a total comedy of errors. Wonderful cast of characters! The entire time I was reading this one I was picturing it in my head as a movie. I really, really loved this book.
knitter avatar reviewed Pontoon (Lake Wobegon) on + 64 more book reviews
This is the third Keillor book I've read and it is even more fun than the previous two. Weird characters and situations, with descriptions only Keillor can write.
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Garrison Keillor keeps you laughing. My husband and I will read them on road trips which makes long drives extremely enjoyable and memorable. Fantastic fun.
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Quick read. Pontoon title is misleading. Entertaining, but not much substance.
rwatkins82 avatar reviewed Pontoon (Lake Wobegon) on
This book was read for my book club and as thoroughly enjoyed by all. It's the story of a woman who led a life noone knew about until she passed and then it all comes to the surface with gusto. A very fun read.


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