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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Middlemarch
de George Eliot
17,707 membres
330 critiques
4.2
Rang global 16
7 Members
Minthe, magneticvoyager, cherpy, Yarnucopia, steller0707, Patricia.Ralston, conhauf
2
La fille de l'hiver
de Eowyn Ivey
4,546 membres
338 critiques
4
Rang global 5
13 Members
dara85, magneticvoyager, noveltea, Dammie, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, Yarnucopia, steller0707, darsaster, pacificquest, VioletL, RMiller30, dandalf
3
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,084 membres
515 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 13
8 Members
raidergirl3, CDVicarage, LDVoorberg, CarltonC, nagasravika.bodapati, Yarnucopia, steller0707, HH_Library
Explications
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.
4
Le lys de brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,521 membres
442 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 8
11 Members
erinclark, kxn11, dewasus1, Cecrow, MaryKay1822, kamgem, pussreboots, Yarnucopia, pacificquest, maewharton, Craftybilda
5
Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin
de Cornelius Plantinga
1,075 membres
3 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 82
2 Members
cpg, Yarnucopia
Explications
cpg: Surprisingly successful devotional work.