Review: Out, Damn-ed Mistake!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 10, 2014
I procrastinated writing this review for a few days because words totally failed me in expressing just how much I loved this book.  Original characters in an original well-developed story, Wow!  Who ever would have thought that a mathematical genius but socially inept obsessive-compulsive Asperger's would be so darn loveable and entertaining, what literary courage, Ms. MacArthur! The author also displayed enough talent to follow the "show not tell" rule and allow the events, the characters' well-developed personalities, and the magnificent dialogue to speak for themselves. At first I was puzzled by the ending, and it took me about ten minutes of ruminating on the book as a whole to finally get it (hey, I'm old and I'm slow!). It was unnecessary for the author to tell the ending when we have been so clearly shown Minnie's strength, character, and determination to never let a mistake get past her without making everything right again--mistakes are just not tolerable to a mathematician and dare not be allowed to ripple unchecked through the ponds of time! Thus, without having to spell it out, there is only one outcome even possible for the determined Minnie and the only other character in the book who shares with Minnie the same tenacious strength, spirit, and courage as described in the last paragraph--it is an inevitability!  When all is said and done what really matters except "I did the right thing" and that means morally right, not worldly right.