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There are 11 critical essays on Garrison Keillor.
Critical Essays on Garrison Keillor

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Critical Essay by Judith Yaross Lee
6,290 words, approx. 21 pages
 In the following essay, Yaross Lee uses Keillor's story "Aprille" to analyze the effect of medium on a story.
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Critical Essay by John E. Miller
4,685 words, approx. 16 pages
 In the following essay, Miller compares and contrasts Keillor's and Sinclair Lewis's portrayal of small-town life.
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Critical Review by Alison Lurie
2,448 words, approx. 8 pages
 In the following review, Lurie discusses Keillor's work as a humorist in his books and in articles for The New Yorker.
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Critical Review by Elizabeth Beverly
1,345 words, approx. 5 pages
 In the following review, Beverly asserts that Keillor's style is not successful in the novel form in his WLT: A Radio Romance.
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Critical Review by Spalding Gray
1,209 words, approx. 4 pages
 In the following review, Gray states that, "At their best these stories are contemporary folk tales of American comic-karma … [at their worst many of these stories are like honey-coated breakfast cereal."]
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Critical Review by Bill Henderson
856 words, approx. 3 pages
 In the following review, Henderson states, "The worst I could probably say about the 11 poems and 61 prose pieces brought together in We Are Still Married … is that I liked some pieces better than others, but—and this is more than one can say for most such collections—I liked them all."
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Critical Review by Dan Sullivan
779 words, approx. 3 pages
 In the following review, Sullivan discusses the picture of Lake Wobegon which emerges from Keillor's Leaving Home, and how one realizes in many of the stories that the place does not exist.
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Critical Review by Robert M. Adams
776 words, approx. 3 pages
 In the following review, Adams asserts that, "It's not likely that [The Book of Guys will give rise to much prolonged reflection, but it can hardly fail to provoke a number of chuckles."]
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Critical Review by Lisa Zeidner
711 words, approx. 2 pages
 In the following review, Zeidner calls Keillor's The Book of Guys "an endearingly acerbic collection of 22 stories about men with women trouble."
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Critical Review by Sam Walker
601 words, approx. 2 pages
 In the following excerpt, Walker praises Keillor's comic talents, but criticizes The Book of Guys for a lack of focus, consistency, and its vulgarity.




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