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.
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La donna venuta dalla pioggia
di Tan Twan Eng
1,139 utenti
84 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 3
12 Members
kxn11, magneticvoyager, RBeffa, elkiedee, nancjones, ominogue, bookmuse56, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, dandalf
Spiegazioni
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.
2
Festa mobile
di Ernest Hemingway
9,056 utenti
191 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 31
4 Members
hipdeep, RBeffa, elkiedee, saraLucilleIngram
Spiegazioni
hipdeep: My only other experience of Hemingway was The Old Man And The Sea, which bored me to tears. But these autobiographical vignettes were captivating.
3
La ragazza in blu
di Susan Vreeland
3,152 utenti
93 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 14
8 Members
RBeffa, Porua, elkiedee, Smits, kara.shamy, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, Xotomix, RMiller30
Spiegazioni
Porua: I rarely read books I know nothing of, from authors I know nothing of. Both were true for this book and yet I not only read and enjoyed it, I actually bought a print copy of it.
4
Into the Forest
di Jean Hegland
1,535 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 236
Member
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5
Tutta la luce che non vediamo
di Anthony Doerr
18,678 utenti
882 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 4
13 Members
3togetready, terran, deldevries, RBeffa, bogopea, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, pacificquest, HH_Library, somca, conhauf, rvd0359, dandalf
6
Pavana
di Keith Roberts
1,401 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.7
Classifica globale 314
Member
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7
Belcanto
di Ann Patchett
13,208 utenti
459 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 328
Member
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8
Nel buio che precede l'alba
di Joseph Boyden
1,847 utenti
87 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 356
Member
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9
Once Upon a River
di Diane Setterfield
2,479 utenti
164 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 375
Member
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10
A Brightness Long Ago
di Guy Gavriel Kay
606 utenti
33 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 394
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