Pleasant Surprises: Books That Exceeded Our Expectations

Description
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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Profil de PitcherBooks
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La couleur de l'eau
de James McBride
6,099 membres
115 critiques
4
Rang global 265
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2
Le château de verre
de Jeannette Walls
20,567 membres
795 critiques
4.2
Rang global 39
4 Members
erinclark, PitcherBooks, MaryKay1822, RMiller30
3
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
de Susan Campbell Bartoletti
493 membres
69 critiques
4
Rang global 287
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4
Strange True Stories of Louisiana
de George Washington Cable
107 membres
2 critiques
4
Rang global 298
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5
La ballade de Baby
de Heather O'Neill
1,559 membres
75 critiques
3.9
Rang global 273
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6
When Women Were Dragons
de Kelly Barnhill
1,015 membres
30 critiques
4
Rang global 280
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7
Les étranges talents de Flavia de Luce
de Alan Bradley
7,749 membres
654 critiques
3.8
Rang global 25
6 Members
raidergirl3, terran, LDVoorberg, PitcherBooks, kara.shamy, Boand,EMS_24
Explications
LDVoorberg: You must listen to the audiobook: the narrator makes the series amazing.
Boand: Another recommendation of a whodunnit led me to the first of this quirky series and sealed it as one of my all time favourites. What’s not to love about a pesky teenage girl who beats the grownups at their own games, negotiates troublesome sisters and adores her father while they all mourn her mother and saves Britain from evil masterminds.
8
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,319 membres
401 critiques
4
Rang global 7
13 Members
timspalding, anglemark, erinclark, magneticvoyager, PitcherBooks, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, HeatherMoss, CKHarwood, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, moc2902
Explications
anglemark: I don't like zombie stories. Color me surprised at how good this book was!
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La Cité des Livres qui Rêvent: Un roman de Zamonie par Hildegunst Taillemythes
de Walter Moers
2,943 membres
88 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 38
4 Members
kleo, PitcherBooks, TechThing, VioletL
10
Sous la peau
de Michel Faber
2,463 membres
121 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 270
Member
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Explications
PitcherBooks: The movie was totally forgettable. The subject matter is horrifying. Yet it is a compelling read.