Of course the problem with reading "Edson" and having known Bill when he was living in Newmarket, NH ("small town on a river") is trying to figure out what all the places really are -- The Stone Church, Marelli's Fruit & Real Estate, the Polish Club, etc.

I had trouble getting into "Revival" but can't say why. About 90 pages in Scott really got my attention. I think he had some very useful things to say about performing, especially for a singer-songwriter. And what he had to say about the contemporary Cambridge folk scene and the "business" of folk, in the guise of a novel (even a love story). The book isn't compelling reading, but, all in all, I enjoyed it and enjoyed his insights.

What I'd really like is a novel about the '60s (rather than contemporary) folk scene in Boston (rather than Cambridge -- the two crowds didn't mix much) but I guess I'll have to continue to coax Tom into writing "The Charles Street Chronicles".

By the way, some books work as read aloud books and others don't. This one doesn't, so Tom hasn't "read" it. (Maybe if I get VoiceOver set up...) I DO intend to read him some exerpts.

Linn