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
11,151 utenti
687 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 1
Punteggio 88.26
Aggiunto 2022-08-09, 05:14 PM
- 25 Members
- dara85, erinclark, knerd.knitter, raidergirl3, terran, LDVoorberg, MaryKay1822, deldevries, bogopea, Bethlehem_PL_NH, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, rmarcin, saraLucilleIngram, clunardelli, HH_Library, Alexandro69, Tadams862, VioletL, finnleyjames, RMiller30, conhauf, rvd0359, moc2902, dandalf
2
di Tan Twan Eng
1,138 utenti
84 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 3
Punteggio 44.28
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 06:59 PM
- 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.
3
di Andy Weir
18,130 utenti
1,241 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 2
Punteggio 54.92
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 08:18 PM
- 17 Members
- timspalding, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Localhostess, nancjones, nagasravika.bodapati, bookmuse56, CKHarwood, larocco, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, ErinBraam, HH_Library, VioletL, ConantheLibrarianJr, dandalf, Craftybilda
- Spiegazioni
- perennialreader: I don't read much in the way of Science Fiction but read a review and thought I would give it a try.bookmuse56: I could not put down this book and it felt so real to me and I kept wondering what I would in the various situations.ConantheLibrarianJr: Great "hard" Science Fiction. The book reminded me that if you are marooned on Mars, humor is your most important survival skill.
4
4,463 utenti
226 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 10
Punteggio 28.31
Aggiunto 2022-08-09, 12:09 AM
- 9 Members
- mahsdad, magneticvoyager, LDVoorberg, nancjones, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, conhauf
5
di Dodie Smith
9,196 utenti
294 recensioni
4.1
Classifica globale 6
Punteggio 39.45
Aggiunto 2022-08-09, 03:40 PM
- 13 Members
- erinclark, CDVicarage, kxn11, dewasus1, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, ManWithAnAgenda, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, HH_Library, Ann_R, RMiller30, dandalf
6
9,054 utenti
191 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 31
Punteggio 11.66
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 07:01 PM
- 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.
7
di S.A. Cosby
1,026 utenti
73 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 27
Punteggio 13.73
Aggiunto 2022-08-10, 09:12 PM
- 5 Members
- 3togetready, bookmuse56, rmarcin, saraLucilleIngram, HH_Library
- Spiegazioni
- bookmuse56: Just a wonderful read that I finished in one sitting!
8
di M. R. Carey
5,311 utenti
400 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 7
Punteggio 37.47
Aggiunto 2022-08-09, 02:53 AM
- 13 Members
- timspalding, anglemark, erinclark, magneticvoyager, PitcherBooks, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, HeatherMoss, CKHarwood, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, moc2902
- Spiegazioni
- anglemark: I don't like zombie stories. Color me surprised at how good this book was!
9
2,796 utenti
169 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 36
Punteggio 10.31
Aggiunto 2022-08-08, 04:26 PM
- 3 Members
- anglemark, saraLucilleIngram, Tosta
- Spiegazioni
- anglemark: A nice surprise after the boring feelgood The long way to a small, angry planet
10
9,696 utenti
202 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 20
Punteggio 18.9
Aggiunto 2022-08-10, 03:53 AM
- 6 Members
- Minthe, MaryKay1822, amy_g, nagasravika.bodapati, HeatherMoss, saraLucilleIngram
