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Loading... A Christmas Blizzard (original 2009; edition 2009)by Garrison Keillor
Work detailsA Christmas Blizzard by Garrison Keillor (2009)
None. Imagine Garrison Keilor telling a Christmas story--it's set somewhere in Minnesota or Wisconsin, in the north but not too far north, and includes salt of the earth people, wry humor and sly pokes at some upper midwest types as well as a subtle point and a happy ending. Here it is, only minus Keilor's rumbling voice and perfect verbal timing. (  ) nmele | Apr 6, 2013 |  A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD is a small book, which is just as well because I found it to be hard work to read. In fact the only reason I didn’t give up on it was because it was chosen as the December discussion book for two online book discussions groups I belong to. sally906 | Apr 3, 2013 | My first Garrison Keillor book. I picked this up because I like Christmas books. I thought it was a very enjoyable story. It is the story of a man who does not like Christmas who is married to a generous, loving woman who adores Christmas. He wants to go to Hawaii for the holiday and she wants to stay in Chicago. He winds up having to go to his hometown because of a dying uncle. Hilarity ensues as we meet his family. I won't give anything away, but this is a short and sweet and very funny little book. (  ) jeff1124 | Nov 27, 2012 | Garrison Keillor is...quirky...and I always enjoy reading his books. I especially enjoyed this one because I have a personalized signed copy. :) ( ) srearley | Nov 22, 2012 | "A Christmas Carol", or an approximation thereof, comes to North Dakota courtesy of Garrison Keillor, the little Dickens. James Sparrow, a very rich son of Looseleaf, North Dakota, wakes up shortly before Christmas ( a holiday he dreads and seeks to escape to Hawaii). But a phone call from his hometown sends him back for the first time in ten years to see his beloved Uncle Earl, who is dying with no regrets. He is stranded there by a major blizzard, and a sequence of strange and mysterious events churn up old memories and traumas, and help him find what Christmas means, at least as it pertains to him and his loving wife. Not one of Keillor's better efforts; it has its moments of quirky charm and whimsy (many of them), but they don't really knit together into a well-crafted story. ( ) burnit99 | Sep 5, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0670021369, Hardcover)A short comic novel about a Hawaii-bound holiday traveler who ends up stranded in his North Dakota hometown during a blizzard.A wealthy and depressed man (thanks to the economy he’s not quite rich enough to expand his cache of paintings by Vincent Van Guy, the famed Dutch realist) bound for Christmas in the tropics is abruptly summoned home to North Dakota to visit an ailing aunt. He arrives just in time to be trapped there by a blizzard. The electricity goes out, and when it does, figures from his childhood appear, and historical figures too, for a festive candlelit holiday. In his reverie, our man reaches an epiphany worthy of the season—he hears the harkening angels sing, he is awed by the silence of the night (dead quiet: not even TV) and when he is finally rescued, leaves North Dakota resolved to simplify his life. (retrieved from Amazon Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:12:04 -0400) A wealthy and depressed Chicago man, bound for Christmas in Hawaii, is abruptly summoned home to North Dakota. He arrives just in time to be trapped there by a blizzard. During his stay, he reaches an epiphany worthy of the season and resolves to simplify his life.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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