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.
2
1,129 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.
3
18,619 miembros
876 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 4
4
17,992 miembros
1,239 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.
5
4,538 miembros
337 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 5
6
9,167 miembros
292 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 6
7
43,476 miembros
1,012 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 18
8
12,181 miembros
470 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 21
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
10
52,638 miembros
1,298 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 24