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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Wicked : memorias de una bruja mala
por Gregory Maguire
28,846 miembros
650 reseñas
½ 3.6
Ranking Global 111
Member
perennialreader
Explicaciones
perennialreader: Read this in my book group. I would never have picked it up on my own. Loved it!
2
Los hombres que no amaban a las mujeres
por Stieg Larsson
43,177 miembros
1,748 reseñas
4
Ranking Global 9
10 Members
pgmcc, knerd.knitter, deldevries, perennialreader, JuliaMaria, nagasravika.bodapati, Dammie, HH_Library, finnleyjames, ConantheLibrarianJr,EMS_24 ,Thelamon1
Explicaciones
EMS_24 : It's all about expectations and what you like in a book
perennialreader: Not my kind of book at all, but I took a chance and have read the whole series, even the ones by David Lagercrantz. Just love the Lisbeth Salander character.
JuliaMaria: Ich habe die Serie erst gelesen als der Hype vorbei war - und war dann traurig, dass ich sie nicht doch früher schon für mich entdeckt hatte.
ConantheLibrarianJr: Powerful. What Solander goes thru is horrific, but she proves she is more than just a heroine. She is a survivor!
3
La firma de todas las cosas
por Elizabeth Gilbert
3,473 miembros
196 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 51
3 Members
perennialreader, bogopea, kara.shamy
Explicaciones
perennialreader: I did not like Eat, Pray, Love but someone recommended this one and I actually like it.
4
El marciano
por Andy Weir
18,132 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.
5
The Great Believers
por Rebecca Makkai
1,982 miembros
110 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 94
2 Members
perennialreader, Her_Royal_Orangeness
6
Ángulo de reposo
por Wallace Stegner
5,456 miembros
182 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking Global 100
2 Members
cbl_tn, perennialreader
7
Los jinetes de la pradera roja
por Zane Grey
1,794 miembros
61 reseñas
½ 3.4
Ranking Global 99
2 Members
aprille, perennialreader