Pleasant Surprises: Books That Exceeded Our Expectations
- Beschreibung
- 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
von Fredrik Backman
11,130 Mitglieder
685 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 1
Bewertung 88.26
Hinzugefügt 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
von Tan Twan Eng
1,136 Mitglieder
84 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 3
Bewertung 44.28
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-08, 06:59 PM
- 12 Members
- kxn11, magneticvoyager, RBeffa, elkiedee, nancjones, ominogue, bookmuse56, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, dandalf
- Erklärungen
- 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
von Anthony Doerr
18,767 Mitglieder
880 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 4
Bewertung 40.89
Hinzugefügt 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
von Andy Weir
18,107 Mitglieder
1,240 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 2
Bewertung 54.92
Hinzugefügt 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
- Erklärungen
- 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
von Eowyn Ivey
4,537 Mitglieder
338 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 5
Bewertung 40.75
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-09, 05:14 PM
- 13 Members
- dara85, magneticvoyager, noveltea, Dammie, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, Yarnucopia, steller0707, darsaster, pacificquest, VioletL, RMiller30, dandalf
6
von Dodie Smith
9,187 Mitglieder
294 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 6
Bewertung 39.45
Hinzugefügt 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
von Yann Martel
43,546 Mitglieder
1,013 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 18
Bewertung 21.01
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-11, 04:17 PM
- 7 Members
- knerd.knitter, kleo, dougb56586, Localhostess, kara.shamy, nyowh, dandalf
8
von Madeline Miller
12,356 Mitglieder
476 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 21
Bewertung 18.14
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-11, 08:24 PM
- 6 Members
- CarltonC, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, nyowh, Algernon11, dandalf
- Erklärungen
- CarltonC: Wowed by the imaginative rewriting of the epic from a different perspective and in such readable prose.
9
17,183 Mitglieder
910 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 17
Bewertung 22.12
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-10, 09:11 PM
- 8 Members
- erinclark, CDVicarage, noveltea, kara.shamy, rmarcin, pacificquest, RMiller30, dandalf
10
von Khaled Hosseini
52,746 Mitglieder
1,300 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 24
Bewertung 15.29
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-17, 12:38 PM
- 6 Members
- dara85, erinclark, MaryKay1822, HH_Library, DoomLuz, dandalf
