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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Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity
de Nabeel Qureshi
1,343 membres
28 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 129
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2
A Piece of Cake: A Memoir
de Cupcake Brown
1,105 membres
40 critiques
4
Rang global 169
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3
La fileuse d'argent
de Naomi Novik
3,828 membres
200 critiques
4.2
Rang global 44
3 Members
anglemark, sundancer, conhauf
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anglemark: I didn't like the Temeraire books at all, but this one was great!
4
Danse avec les loups
de Michael Blake
1,727 membres
37 critiques
4
Rang global 235
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5
Gathering Blue
de Lois Lowry
9,602 membres
293 critiques
3.8
Rang global 261
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6
La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,064 membres
1,045 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 19
6 Members
timspalding, sundancer, CKHarwood, larocco, RMiller30, ConantheLibrarianJr
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Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold
de C. S. Lewis
8,803 membres
153 critiques
4.2
Rang global 329
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8
Shades of Milk and Honey
de Mary Robinette Kowal
1,633 membres
139 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 357
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9
L'alchimiste
de Paulo Coelho
39,093 membres
1,033 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 371
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10
Caddie Woodlawn
de Carol Ryrie Brink
7,775 membres
58 critiques
3.9
Rang global 388
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