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.
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Das große Spiel
von Orson Scott Card
41,108 Mitglieder
1,046 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 19
6 Members
timspalding, sundancer, CKHarwood, larocco, RMiller30, ConantheLibrarianJr
2
Der Marsianer
von Andy Weir
18,136 Mitglieder
1,241 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
Globaler Rang 2
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.
3
Eifelheim
von Michael Flynn
1,109 Mitglieder
68 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
Globaler Rang 206
Member
timspalding
4
You Have a Friend in 10A
von Maggie Shipstead
94 Mitglieder
7 Rezensionen
½ 3.6
Globaler Rang 247
Member
timspalding
5
Der Herr der Ringe
von J. R. R. Tolkien
50,364 Mitglieder
450 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
Globaler Rang 35
4 Members
timspalding, kleo, dewasus1, Patricia.Ralston
6
Harry Potter und der Gefangene von Askaban
von J. K. Rowling
107,051 Mitglieder
984 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
Globaler Rang 37
4 Members
timspalding, MaryKay1822, Bethlehem_PL_NH, Patricia.Ralston
7
Die Berufene
von M. R. Carey
5,319 Mitglieder
401 Rezensionen
4
Globaler Rang 7
13 Members
timspalding, anglemark, erinclark, magneticvoyager, PitcherBooks, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, HeatherMoss, CKHarwood, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, moc2902
Erklärungen
anglemark: I don't like zombie stories. Color me surprised at how good this book was!
8
Liebesgrüße aus Athen
von Robert Markham
454 Mitglieder
13 Rezensionen
3.2
Globaler Rang 363
Member
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9
Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army
von Donald W. Engels
272 Mitglieder
8 Rezensionen
4.2
Globaler Rang 380
Member
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10
Arm und Reich. Die Schicksale menschlicher Gesellschaften.
von Jared Diamond
24,988 Mitglieder
376 Rezensionen
4.1
Globaler Rang 386
Member
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