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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The Worker in Sandalwood
di Marjorie Pickthall
22 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.7
Classifica globale 65
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.
2
Ruined by Design: How Designers Destroyed the World and What We Can Do to Fix It
di Mike Monteiro
94 utenti
2 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 77
2 Members
BornAnalog, alderwand
Spiegazioni
BornAnalog: Read this argument for an ethics-driven technology sector. . .and then contemplate how far that is from our current reality.
3
Pian della Tortilla
di John Steinbeck
5,660 utenti
92 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 75
2 Members
Cecrow, alderwand
4
Nimphidia: The Court of Fayrie
di Michael Drayton
8 utenti
5
Classifica globale 74
2 Members
Michael.Rimmer, alderwand
5
La Compagnia Bianca
di Arthur Conan Doyle
1,255 utenti
21 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 95
2 Members
TechThing, alderwand
6
The Alice Network
di Kate Quinn
4,227 utenti
211 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 102
2 Members
ahef1963, alderwand
7
Real Analysis: A Comprehensive Course in Analysis, Part 1
di Barry Simon
13 utenti
1 recensione
5
Classifica globale 103
2 Members
cpg, alderwand
Spiegazioni
cpg: Simon has a gift for making complicated things seem simple.
8
Cataract City
di Craig Davidson
107 utenti
6 recensioni
½ 3.6
Classifica globale 366
Member
alderwand
9
Kingdoms of Elfin
di Sylvia Townsend Warner
373 utenti
9 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 107
2 Members
Michael.Rimmer, alderwand
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Testament of Youth
di Vera Brittain
2,155 utenti
53 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 109
2 Members
ahef1963, alderwand