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Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon in an exposition prior to an excerpt of the novel, Keillor wrote that the story for "Pontoon" originated from a storytelling tour he did in the early 90s to pay for a divorce. Pontoon currently holds a 3.53 rating on Goodreads, based on over 2,900 ratings and over 350 reviews. Thomas Mallon reviewed the book for the "Sunday Book Review" of the New York Times. Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon Pontoon: A Novel of Lake Wobegon is a novel by Garrison Keillor, a humorous fictional account of life in the fictitious heartland town of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota. It was