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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The Gift of Rain
de Tan Twan Eng
1,138 membres
84 critiques
4.1
Rang global 3
12 Members
kxn11, magneticvoyager, RBeffa, elkiedee, nancjones, ominogue, bookmuse56, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, dandalf
Explications
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.
2
La fille de l'hiver
de Eowyn Ivey
4,545 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
Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir
de Anthony Doerr
18,678 membres
882 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 4
13 Members
3togetready, terran, deldevries, RBeffa, bogopea, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, pacificquest, HH_Library, somca, conhauf, rvd0359, dandalf
4
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,318 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!
5
Le château de Cassandra
de Dodie Smith
9,199 membres
294 critiques
4.1
Rang global 6
13 Members
erinclark, CDVicarage, kxn11, dewasus1, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, ManWithAnAgenda, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, HH_Library, Ann_R, RMiller30, dandalf
6
Le lys de brooklyn
de Betty Smith
16,517 membres
442 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 8
11 Members
erinclark, kxn11, dewasus1, Cecrow, MaryKay1822, kamgem, pussreboots, Yarnucopia, pacificquest, maewharton, Craftybilda
7
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
de Alexandre Dumas
25,485 membres
433 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 12
8 Members
Minthe, CDVicarage, amanda4242, deldevries, nagasravika.bodapati, CKHarwood, pacificquest, ElizaAnderson
8
Ma grand-mère vous passe le bonjour
de Fredrik Backman
4,464 membres
226 critiques
4
Rang global 10
9 Members
mahsdad, magneticvoyager, LDVoorberg, nancjones, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, conhauf
9
La dame en blanc
de Wilkie Collins
12,798 membres
336 critiques
4.1
Rang global 15
9 Members
Minthe, erinclark, CDVicarage, LDVoorberg, bogopea, nagasravika.bodapati, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, pacificquest, Yuki-Onna
10
Le treizième conte
de Diane Setterfield
17,190 membres
910 critiques
4
Rang global 17
8 Members
erinclark, CDVicarage, noveltea, kara.shamy, rmarcin, pacificquest, RMiller30, dandalf