A Woman Determined1 review Jean Swallow Spinsters Ink Books, 1998 wow i can't get over the serendipitous good luck that brought me to this book. i picked it up at the used bookstore because it had a unsexy title and an interesting publisher, spinsters ink. in what is doubtless giving too much credit to the rationality of marketing strategies, i thought that since the ...             Crows Over a Wheatfield12 reviews Paula Sharp Hyperion, 1996 Utterly Fabulous + Crows Over a Wheatfield + Enthralling + A good book with awesome characters + A good book with awesome characters             Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel699 reviews David Guterson Vintage, 1995 unforgettable + "Let Fate, Coincidence and Accident Conspire; Human Beings Must Act on Reason..." + A Beautiful Story For years I almost picked this book up, and finally did this year. I had just completed a dud of a thriller, Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box and was looking for something intelligent with a good reputation. 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I loved the sci-fi angle and am surprised that some thought what the scientists were doing was never explained. It seems very clear to me what was going on and it's all fascinating. You use your mind and your imagination. Wilhelm brings her sci-fi experience from ...             Bleak House (Dickens Collection)74 reviews Charles Dickens Orion Publishing Group, Ltd., 1994 A Masterpiece or Simply Too Long and Wanders Too Much? + An ironic title, to be so lovely + Artfully crafted story from Dickens, but takes patience + The not so Bleak House             The Sirens Sang of Murder8 reviews Sarah Caudwell Dell, 1990 Not for everyone + The funniest of them all + Letter writing at its best + Delicious + Pure delight             The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)729 reviews Ellen Raskin Puffin, 2004 One of my all time favorite books + the Westing Game Review + Childhood Favorite + The Westing Game             The Sibyl in Her Grave13 reviews Sarah Caudwell Dell, 2001 Enjoy it for the language, the cleverness and the atmosphere + Beware! Too Fetching! + Caudwell;s last and best novel, a little country village mystery a la Christie + Fabulous -- so sad it's the last one + Devilishly erudite.             The Emperor of Ocean Park4 reviews Stephen L. Carter Vintage, 2007 Gets under your skin (pun intended) + Entertaining and Insightful Reading! I love books that take me to a different place in my head, the kind of book that keeps you thinking about it even when you're washing the dishes or getting ready for bed, whatever. I'm a polar opposite of the protagonist, being an older working class white female, but I'm also like him in so ...             Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)5433 reviews J. K. Rowling Arthur A. Levine Books, 2003 Anniversary Ed + Woven together well + Merry, Wary Harry and His Very Scary Adversary + Quality Book + beautiful book             Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)5433 reviews J. K. Rowling Arthur A. 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