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.
1
por Fredrik Backman
11,028 miembros
679 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 1
Puntuacion 88.26
Añadido 2022-08-09, 05:14 PM
- 25 Members
- dara85, erinclark, knerd.knitter, raidergirl3, terran, LDVoorberg, MaryKay1822, deldevries, bogopea, Bethlehem_PL_NH, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, rmarcin, saraLucilleIngram, clunardelli, HH_Library, Alexandro69, Tadams862, VioletL, finnleyjames, RMiller30, conhauf, rvd0359, moc2902, dandalf
2
por Tan Twan Eng
1,129 miembros
84 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 3
Puntuacion 44.28
Añadido 2022-08-08, 06:59 PM
- 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.
3
por Anthony Doerr
18,619 miembros
876 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 4
Puntuacion 40.89
Añadido 2022-08-08, 07:07 PM
- 13 Members
- 3togetready, terran, deldevries, RBeffa, bogopea, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, pacificquest, HH_Library, somca, conhauf, rvd0359, dandalf
4
por Andy Weir
17,992 miembros
1,239 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 2
Puntuacion 54.92
Añadido 2022-08-08, 08:18 PM
- 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.
5
por Eowyn Ivey
4,538 miembros
337 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 5
Puntuacion 40.75
Añadido 2022-08-09, 05:14 PM
- 13 Members
- dara85, magneticvoyager, noveltea, Dammie, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, Yarnucopia, steller0707, darsaster, pacificquest, VioletL, RMiller30, dandalf
6
por Dodie Smith
9,167 miembros
292 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 6
Puntuacion 39.45
Añadido 2022-08-09, 03:40 PM
- 13 Members
- erinclark, CDVicarage, kxn11, dewasus1, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, ManWithAnAgenda, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, HH_Library, Ann_R, RMiller30, dandalf
7
por Yann Martel
43,476 miembros
1,012 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 18
Puntuacion 21.01
Añadido 2022-08-11, 04:17 PM
- 7 Members
- knerd.knitter, kleo, dougb56586, Localhostess, kara.shamy, nyowh, dandalf
8
por Madeline Miller
12,181 miembros
470 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 21
Puntuacion 18.14
Añadido 2022-08-11, 08:24 PM
- 6 Members
- CarltonC, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, nyowh, Algernon11, dandalf
- Explicaciones
- CarltonC: Wowed by the imaginative rewriting of the epic from a different perspective and in such readable prose.
9
17,143 miembros
910 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 17
Puntuacion 22.12
Añadido 2022-08-10, 09:11 PM
- 8 Members
- erinclark, CDVicarage, noveltea, kara.shamy, rmarcin, pacificquest, RMiller30, dandalf
10
por Khaled Hosseini
52,638 miembros
1,298 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 24
Puntuacion 15.29
Añadido 2022-08-17, 12:38 PM
- 6 Members
- dara85, erinclark, MaryKay1822, HH_Library, DoomLuz, dandalf