Me
By Jimmy (Big Boy) Valente As Told to Garrison Keillor

I first discovered Garrison Keillor while milking cows in Minnesota in 1972. He had a morning radio show and without fail played "Help, Help Me Rhonda" every single day his show was on. It became a kind of joke. But it was a fun show to help pass the time while having manure swished in my face. Ever......more

3.5, really. While reading this novel, I could not help but snicker at many of the representations of characters populating this story. Too many of them were true...perhaps that is the genius of this comedic journey of storytelling. Then again, perhaps the comedy of this tale should be looked upon i......more

The world is a tough place in 2022 and I needed to revisit Lake Wobegon. I selected this book as my passport back to simpler times. As described on the book jacket this is a coming of age tale written in the first person by Gary, a 14 year old boy with lots on his mind (mostly sex). At times laugh o......more

Nice to see Keillor back in his comfort zone after the big misfire that was his previous effort Me, about Jesse Ventura's governorship. We are on familiar ground with another Lake Wobegone story, featuring a teenage Keillor stand-in growing up in his rural Minnesota town, contending with his religio......more

I found this book on the clearance rack for a dollar so most important of all, don't over pay for it. There are plenty of copies to go around. On the positive side, this book was brashly honest. Keillor talks very frankly about the feelings of an adolescent young man and having been an adolescent you......more