Lake Moobegon Days

By Daniel Vance

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967201438
• ISBN13: 9780967201436
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Advance Creative
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Keillor Knock-off Hits Nails on the Head

In some circles, "Lake Moobegon Days" is being promoted with the idea that "If you like Garrison Keillor, you'll love Lake Moobegon Days." Although a Moobegon reader might suspect the book's author Dan Vance was influenced by Garrison Keillor, it's a fact that Vance has been working on "Lake Moobegon Days" for a couple of decades. Regardless, "Moobegon" easily meets the expectations of readers looking for a Keillor-like experience.The characters, locales, action and dialogue all led this reader to make comments like "Has Vance been taking notes in our corner cafe?" or "How did he get my Uncle Stanley down on paper so well?" Yet, Vance swears it's all fiction.Except for the most urbanized readers (those who have no sense of nostalgia and no experience with it), anyone who picks up this book is in for a delightful read. I enjoyed becoming acquainted (or reacquainted) with colorful characters, many of whom put the "care" into character. Fiction? Perhaps. Truth? Indeed.