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.

2,862 utenti

108 recensioni

3.9

Classifica globale 121

Member: msemmag
Spiegazioni: msemmag: It was a genuine surprise how much I loved this book. I went into it expecting to DNF it about half-way through (literary fiction set in the 20th century is Not My Favorite), but James's prose and storytelling swept me into the drama and intrigue of Jamaican music, crime, and politics. It's a doorstopper, but definitely in my 'Books You Should Read At Least Once' pile of recommendations. It's beautiful, queer as hell and just...kind of amazing?

23,227 utenti

398 recensioni

4.2

Classifica globale 155

Member: msemmag
Spiegazioni: msemmag: Come for the humor, but stay for the realization that science is but the study of Getting Things Wrong, Then Trying Again.

12,396 utenti

168 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 194

Member: msemmag
Spiegazioni: msemmag: It's just...so smart, so witty, and still so relevant to today.

17,389 utenti

153 recensioni

4.1

Classifica globale 81

2 Members: hipdeep, msemmag
Spiegazioni: hipdeep: Came for the theology, stayed for the clever use of language.
msemmag: Look, I didn't go into this book expecting C. S. Lewis to be funny. But goddamnit, he is in this. I don't agree with a lot of what he espouses, but fuck this was enjoyable to read.