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Loading... Happy to Be Here (1981)by Garrison Keillor
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. amusing but not his best Seems as if somehow other readers want this to be, or thought it is, something other than what it is. It is not 'stories.' It is not a companion to Lake Wobegon or even to Prairie Home Companion. It is a whole bunch of very funny essays. Most (all?) are parodies and it does help, somewhat, to recognize the assorted source materials. For example Plainfolks" is inspired by the [b:Foxfire 3 (Foxfire|156163|Foxfire 3 (Foxfire (Paperback))|Eliot Wigginton|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1320390953s/156163.jpg|150697] series. And if you've never read serial comic books or pulp fiction magazines you'll not fully appreciate "Mission to Mandala." And GK isn't laughing at, but with, [a:Studs Terkel|33716|Studs Terkel|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1225511511p2/33716.jpg] and LIFE magazine when he writes "How It Was in America a Week Ago Tuesday." Don't let me discourage you, though. With an open mind, all are enjoyable. I know there are ones I don't 'get' but I love his writing style, his gentle and affectionate wit, and I enjoyed every one - even the baseball ones. And for many the source material is not necessarily all that specific. Witness the ubiquitous attitude in the US that 'we're number one' and you'll know that GK just couldn't help but write "U.S. Still on Top, Says Rest of World." Charming & witty, Wise & humane. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519vgDxAQcL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticke..." An early book by Garrison Keillor, consisting mostly of humor pieces that appeared in "The New Yorker" magazine. These pieces are clever and witty and shallow, reminding me of Art Buchwald. The exceptions are three (autobiographical) stories at the end where Keillor seems to reveal a bit more of himself. I liked the baseball pieces best of the humor bits. no reviews | add a review
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In these reflections on our lives and times, Keillor invites readers to join The Shy Rights Movement, to drop in at The People's Shopper, and to hear the truth behind the Cinderella legend as explained in the consciousness-raised lingo of My Stepmother Myself. No library descriptions found.
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