Pleasant Surprises: Books That Exceeded Our Expectations

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Agosto 2022 (see all)
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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Middlemarch
di George Eliot
17,738 utenti
331 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 16
7 Members
Minthe, magneticvoyager, cherpy, Yarnucopia, steller0707, Patricia.Ralston, conhauf
2
La bambina di neve
di Eowyn Ivey
4,546 utenti
338 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 5
13 Members
dara85, magneticvoyager, noveltea, Dammie, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, Yarnucopia, steller0707, darsaster, pacificquest, VioletL, RMiller30, dandalf
3
A Gentleman in Moscow
di Amor Towles
9,119 utenti
517 recensioni
½ 4.4
Classifica globale 13
8 Members
raidergirl3, CDVicarage, LDVoorberg, CarltonC, nagasravika.bodapati, Yarnucopia, steller0707, HH_Library
Spiegazioni
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.
4
Un albero cresce a Brooklyn
di Betty Smith
16,552 utenti
442 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 8
11 Members
erinclark, kxn11, dewasus1, Cecrow, MaryKay1822, kamgem, pussreboots, Yarnucopia, pacificquest, maewharton, Craftybilda
5
Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin
di Cornelius Plantinga
1,076 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 82
2 Members
cpg, Yarnucopia
Spiegazioni
cpg: Surprisingly successful devotional work.