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| Original Title: | Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe |
| ISBN: | 0670064467 (ISBN13: 9780670064465) |
| Series: | Vinyl Cafe #5 |
| Literary Awards: | Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal (2007) |
Stuart McLean
Audiobook | Pages: 274 pages Rating: 4.2 | 966 Users | 74 Reviews
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Every family has its secrets.When you commit acts of arson during Christmas dinner, attempt to start a life of crime by shoplifting a lipstick, or sink your false teeth into the forbidden pleasure of corn on the cob, it’s hard to come clean. But Stuart McLean has got the goods on Dave and his family.Morley, for example, is reluctant to talk about her beauty parlour betrayal and that other man in her life—Mathieu—while Dave tries to avoid mentioning his assault on an innocent dentist. These are the things they wouldn’t tell you themselves: lies, white and otherwise, aliases, double lives, and all manner of petty crimes and everyday transgressions. These are the Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe.
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| Title | : | Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe (Vinyl Cafe #5) |
| Author | : | Stuart McLean |
| Book Format | : | Audiobook |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 274 pages |
| Published | : | September 27th 2006 by Viking Canada |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Canada. Short Stories. Humor |
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Ratings: 4.2 From 966 Users | 74 ReviewsEvaluation Appertaining To Books Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe (Vinyl Cafe #5)
Sometimes touching, sometimes insightful, often poignant and funny - these are the reasons I love Stuart McLean and consider him a national treasure!Another volume of stories from Stuart McLean's Vinyl Cafe radio show. I don't enjoy the stories that involve characters other than the main ones, Dave and Morley, quite as much, and there were quite a few of those here. But overall still a fun read. It does help to be able to imagine the stories being read in McLean's tone of voice and cadence. And this volume includes a classic and hilarious Christmas story, Christmas at the Turlington's.
A fun, light-hearted read filled with lots of entertaining stories that sometimes made me laugh out loud. My favorite story in this collection would probably be "Dad is Dying"-- sounds like a sad one, but it's actually hilarious.
I miss Stuart McLean. As I re-read this collection of stories, I still heard his voice, the way he moved on the stage while telling these stories. Canadian storytelling at its best.
I love listening to these stories on the radio. I found this book on the library book shelves and was so happy. All the stories in this book are great. Highly recommend you read about Dave, Morley, the kids and of course the connected family and friends.
Stuart McLean gets called the Canadian Garrison Keillor, and I can understand where that comes from but I think it's a bit unfair; I find McLean a lot more amusing than Keillor, for one thing! This is another short story collection revolving around Dave & Morley and their family. Several laugh-out-loud moments and lots of feel-good stories. Great light reading.
A series of light, humorous and non-offensive short stories with a very Canadian setting and point of view. Based on a radio show (which I never heard) these are obviously intended for a Canadian audience and, thus, are very beneficial for American readers who need more exposure to publications intended for citizens of other countries.
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