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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La stratégie Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,079 membres
1,045 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 19
6 Members
timspalding, sundancer, CKHarwood, larocco, RMiller30, ConantheLibrarianJr
2
Seul sur Mars
de Andy Weir
18,115 membres
1,240 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 2
17 Members
timspalding, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Localhostess, nancjones, nagasravika.bodapati, bookmuse56, CKHarwood, larocco, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, ErinBraam, HH_Library, VioletL, ConantheLibrarianJr, dandalf, Craftybilda
Explications
perennialreader: I don't read much in the way of Science Fiction but read a review and thought I would give it a try.
bookmuse56: I could not put down this book and it felt so real to me and I kept wondering what I would in the various situations.
ConantheLibrarianJr: Great "hard" Science Fiction. The book reminded me that if you are marooned on Mars, humor is your most important survival skill.
3
Eifelheim
de Michael Flynn
1,108 membres
68 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 206
Member
timspalding
4
You Have a Friend in 10A
de Maggie Shipstead
93 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 247
Member
timspalding
5
The Lord of the Rings
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,336 membres
450 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 35
4 Members
timspalding, kleo, dewasus1, Patricia.Ralston
6
Harry Potter et le prisonnier d'Azkaban
de J. K. Rowling
106,972 membres
981 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 37
4 Members
timspalding, MaryKay1822, Bethlehem_PL_NH, Patricia.Ralston
7
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,306 membres
399 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!
8
Colonel Sun (James Bond 007 Revient)
de Robert Markham
454 membres
13 critiques
3.2
Rang global 363
Member
timspalding
9
Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army
de Donald W. Engels
272 membres
8 critiques
4.2
Rang global 380
Member
timspalding
10
De l'inégalité parmi les sociétés
de Jared Diamond
24,973 membres
376 critiques
4.1
Rang global 386
Member
timspalding