Pleasant Surprises: Books That Exceeded Our Expectations
- Descrizione
- 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
246 utenti
22 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 64
Punteggio 6.68
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:01 PM
- 2 Members
- nancjones, AbigailAdams26
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: I had no fixed ideas going into this book, and certainly did not expect it to be one of the best middle-grade novels I have ever read!
2
8 utenti
1 recensione
5
Classifica globale 189
Punteggio 3.36
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:03 PM
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: Poetry is sneaky, and with the best of it, you just never see it coming. This collection evoked a powerful emotional response in me, that I was still sorting out months later.
3
19 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.5
Classifica globale 223
Punteggio 3.04
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:04 PM
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: I enjoy animal fiction, and was curious about this Mongolian-Chinese author, but didn't expect to find this tale so powerfully moving and thought-provoking.
4
di Lee Kingman
44 utenti
3 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 253
Punteggio 2.83
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:08 PM
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: I was surprised at the beauty and perceptiveness of the writing in this short children's novel about Christmas, as I had only moderately enjoyed my previous book by this author.
5
22 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.7
Classifica globale 65
Punteggio 6.68
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:09 PM
- 2 Members
- AbigailAdams26, alderwand
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: I expected to enjoy the artwork here, being an admirer of the illustrator (Frances Tyrrell), but I was surprised to find the story itself so beautifully-written and immensely poignant.
6
2 utenti
1 recensione
5
Classifica globale 325
Punteggio 2.56
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:11 PM
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: I am an admirer of the publisher (Inhabit Media), and was curious about this book. That said, I did NOT expect to find it such an outstandingly beautiful, thoughtful, and moving work.
7
67 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 347
Punteggio 2.46
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:14 PM
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: I read this children's novella in the NYPL's Rose Reading Room, and such was the beauty and power of the story, that I sat there, stunned, after finishing it.
8
di Ella Young
55 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 369
Punteggio 2.38
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:16 PM
- Member
- AbigailAdams26
- Spiegazioni
- AbigailAdams26: I expected to enjoy this one, but was not prepared for the sheer beauty and wonder of the language.
