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 Amor Towles
8,973 Mitglieder
509 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Globaler Rang 13
Bewertung 24.9
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-12, 06:34 PM
- 8 Members
- raidergirl3, CDVicarage, LDVoorberg, CarltonC, nagasravika.bodapati, Yarnucopia, steller0707, HH_Library
- Erklärungen
- LDVoorberg: A long book set in Russia?! I kept expecting tragedy upon tragedy but I got the enjoyable, daily happenings of a gentleman in a hotel!CarltonC: I didn’t expect that I would find this as unexpected, seemingly short and warm hearted as it is.
2
von Eowyn Ivey
4,538 Mitglieder
337 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
3
von Susanna Clarke
26,897 Mitglieder
773 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 22
Bewertung 17.09
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-09, 05:01 AM
- 7 Members
- CDVicarage, amanda4242, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, ManWithAnAgenda, Boand, steller0707, RMiller30,Thelamon1
- Erklärungen
- Boand: Original tales of magic, madness and mystery set in the early C19th. Clarke constructs a fantasy world like no other where customs and fey characters collide. Endless fun and brilliant imaginative twists make this a book to cherish.
4
von Michael Pollan
13,870 Mitglieder
351 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 33
Bewertung 11.03
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-11, 05:51 PM
- 4 Members
- cherpy, Bethlehem_PL_NH, gypsysmom, steller0707
5
von Yaa Gyasi
5,540 Mitglieder
274 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 30
Bewertung 12.12
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-10, 09:28 PM
- 4 Members
- ominogue, ahef1963, steller0707, finnleyjames
6
7,683 Mitglieder
295 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 60
Bewertung 7.26
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-11, 08:24 PM
- 3 Members
- steller0707, nyowh, VioletL
7
von George Eliot
17,638 Mitglieder
331 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 16
Bewertung 22.73
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-10, 03:56 AM
- 7 Members
- Minthe, magneticvoyager, cherpy, Yarnucopia, steller0707, Patricia.Ralston, conhauf
8
von A.S. Byatt
12,916 Mitglieder
289 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 61
Bewertung 7.22
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-09, 04:59 AM
- 3 Members
- Boand, steller0707, conhauf
- Erklärungen
- Boand: A book that has a split dual timeline and an irresistible story of star crossed lovers. Byatt’s writing intrigues and compels across different centuries and compares how social mores shape our lives bringing joy, heartache and sorrow.
9
3,386 Mitglieder
250 Rezensionen
3.8
Globaler Rang 29
Bewertung 12.5
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-13, 04:42 AM
- 4 Members
- igorken, pussreboots, steller0707, DoomLuz
10
von George Saunders
5,833 Mitglieder
332 Rezensionen
3.9
Globaler Rang 41
Bewertung 9.85
Hinzugefügt 2022-08-12, 09:35 AM
- 4 Members
- Localhostess, kara.shamy, BornAnalog, steller0707
- Erklärungen
- BornAnalog: One of the few books that everyone talked up to me, and then it actually delivered. And then some.