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Charles Prose Ellis

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-Five stars: this book moved me to the point that I have undertaken a study of it and feel new joy and wonder each time I pick it up to read again.

-Four stars: damn, this was a good book that made me think. I'll go back to it again sometime.

-Three stars: a perfectly fine story that I enjoyed for what it was.

-Two stars: I wanted to like this more than I did. Won't re-read.

-One star: I feel personally insulted by the author through the content of the story (so far if it's that bad/problematic I just don't star or review it at all). ...more

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Average rating: 4.63 · 19 ratings · 4 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Windfall by Ellis Odell Wayland, Charles Prose Ellis (Goodreads Author) 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Anatomy of Restlessness: Selected Writings, 1969-1989

by Bruce Chatwin

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Master Assassins (The Fire Sacraments, #1)

by Robert V.S. Redick (Goodreads Author)

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The Muses Among Us: Eloquent Listening and Other Pleasures of the Writer's Craft

by Kim Stafford

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