Pleasant Surprises: Books That Exceeded Our Expectations

Descripción
Our List of the Month this August is devoted to those pleasant surprises that come into our reading lives—books that exceeded our expectations, and ending up providing far more enjoyment than we thought they would. Each participant may vote on ten titles.
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El don de la lluvia
por Tan Twan Eng
1,139 miembros
84 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 3
12 Members
kxn11, magneticvoyager, RBeffa, elkiedee, nancjones, ominogue, bookmuse56, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, dandalf
Explicaciones
elkiedee: I had no particular expectations of this book but picked it up because it was shortlisted for an award and it was excellent.
bookmuse56: I fell in with the writing, the time period, and the characters - perfect for armchair travelers.
2
El marciano
por Andy Weir
18,135 miembros
1,241 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 2
17 Members
timspalding, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Localhostess, nancjones, nagasravika.bodapati, bookmuse56, CKHarwood, larocco, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, ErinBraam, HH_Library, VioletL, ConantheLibrarianJr, dandalf, Craftybilda
Explicaciones
perennialreader: I don't read much in the way of Science Fiction but read a review and thought I would give it a try.
bookmuse56: I could not put down this book and it felt so real to me and I kept wondering what I would in the various situations.
ConantheLibrarianJr: Great "hard" Science Fiction. The book reminded me that if you are marooned on Mars, humor is your most important survival skill.
3
Blacktop Wasteland
por S.A. Cosby
1,026 miembros
73 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 27
5 Members
3togetready, bookmuse56, rmarcin, saraLucilleIngram, HH_Library
Explicaciones
bookmuse56: Just a wonderful read that I finished in one sitting!