A few more things I liked in 2010

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Tom Franklin’s new novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter introduced me to a character that I will always remember, Larry Ott.  I think the thing that defines a great book for me is a character (or characters) that I care about.  If a book doesn’t have a character in it that I give a damn about, I’m not going to give a damn about the book.  Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter made me care about Larry Ott.  It’s one of those books that made me want to read it again as soon as I finished.

The Washington Post has a nice review here…

Yokna Bottoms CSA.  A year ago, I didn’t know who Doug Davis or Daniel and Alison Doyle were.  Today I can say our community is much better off because of them.  We had been in need of a good CSA for a while, and boy was that need filled.  As with

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anything, year one is a learning experience, but it seemed from my seat as a labor shareholder that year one at Yokna Bottoms was a success.  Shares for 2011 are available now and limited to 100, so get them while they last.  Details here…


This is part 3 in a series.  Part 1 and Part 2 were posted at OxfordMusicSnob.com.

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