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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A Gentleman in Moscow
di Amor Towles
9,084 utenti
515 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.
2
La bambina di neve
di Eowyn Ivey
4,542 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
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
di Susanna Clarke
26,945 utenti
775 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 22
7 Members
CDVicarage, amanda4242, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, ManWithAnAgenda, Boand, steller0707, RMiller30,Thelamon1
Spiegazioni
Boand: Original tales of magic, madness and mystery set in the early C19th. Clarke constructs a fantasy world like no other where customs and fey characters collide. Endless fun and brilliant imaginative twists make this a book to cherish.
4
Il dilemma dell'onnivoro
di Michael Pollan
13,916 utenti
351 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 33
4 Members
cherpy, Bethlehem_PL_NH, gypsysmom, steller0707
5
Non dimenticare chi sei
di Yaa Gyasi
5,582 utenti
276 recensioni
½ 4.3
Classifica globale 30
4 Members
ominogue, ahef1963, steller0707, finnleyjames
6
Americanah
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,708 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 60
3 Members
steller0707, nyowh, VioletL
7
Middlemarch
di George Eliot
17,708 utenti
330 recensioni
4.2
Classifica globale 16
7 Members
Minthe, magneticvoyager, cherpy, Yarnucopia, steller0707, Patricia.Ralston, conhauf
8
Possessione. Una storia romantica
di A.S. Byatt
12,960 utenti
289 recensioni
4
Classifica globale 61
3 Members
Boand, steller0707, conhauf
Spiegazioni
Boand: A book that has a split dual timeline and an irresistible story of star crossed lovers. Byatt’s writing intrigues and compels across different centuries and compares how social mores shape our lives bringing joy, heartache and sorrow.
9
Mia sorella è una serial killer
di Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,385 utenti
250 recensioni
3.8
Classifica globale 29
4 Members
igorken, pussreboots, steller0707, DoomLuz
10
Lincoln in the Bardo
di George Saunders
5,781 utenti
334 recensioni
3.9
Classifica globale 41
4 Members
Localhostess, kara.shamy, BornAnalog, steller0707
Spiegazioni
BornAnalog: One of the few books that everyone talked up to me, and then it actually delivered. And then some.