Pleasant Surprises: Books That Exceeded Our Expectations
- Beschrijving
- 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.
1
door Fredrik Backman
11,167 leden
686 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 88.26
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 05:14 PM
- 25 Members
- dara85, erinclark, knerd.knitter, raidergirl3, terran, LDVoorberg, MaryKay1822, deldevries, bogopea, Bethlehem_PL_NH, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, rmarcin, saraLucilleIngram, clunardelli, HH_Library, Alexandro69, Tadams862, VioletL, finnleyjames, RMiller30, conhauf, rvd0359, moc2902, dandalf
2
- 17 Members
- timspalding, raidergirl3, perennialreader, Localhostess, nancjones, nagasravika.bodapati, bookmuse56, CKHarwood, larocco, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, ErinBraam, HH_Library, VioletL, ConantheLibrarianJr, dandalf, Craftybilda
- Verklaringen
- 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
door Tan Twan Eng
1,140 leden
84 besprekingen
4.1
Score 44.28
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 06:59 PM
- 12 Members
- kxn11, magneticvoyager, RBeffa, elkiedee, nancjones, ominogue, bookmuse56, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, dandalf
- Verklaringen
- 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.
4
door Anthony Doerr
18,699 leden
883 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 40.89
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 07:07 PM
- 13 Members
- 3togetready, terran, deldevries, RBeffa, bogopea, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, pacificquest, HH_Library, somca, conhauf, rvd0359, dandalf
5
door Eowyn Ivey
4,542 leden
338 besprekingen
4
Score 40.75
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 05:14 PM
- 13 Members
- dara85, magneticvoyager, noveltea, Dammie, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, Yarnucopia, steller0707, darsaster, pacificquest, VioletL, RMiller30, dandalf
6
- 13 Members
- erinclark, CDVicarage, kxn11, dewasus1, HeatherMoss, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, ManWithAnAgenda, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, HH_Library, Ann_R, RMiller30, dandalf
7
door M. R. Carey
5,323 leden
401 besprekingen
4
Score 37.47
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 02:53 AM
- 13 Members
- timspalding, anglemark, erinclark, magneticvoyager, PitcherBooks, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, HeatherMoss, CKHarwood, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, moc2902
- Verklaringen
- anglemark: I don't like zombie stories. Color me surprised at how good this book was!
8
door Betty Smith
16,527 leden
442 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 34.57
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 09:41 AM
- 11 Members
- erinclark, kxn11, dewasus1, Cecrow, MaryKay1822, kamgem, pussreboots, Yarnucopia, pacificquest, maewharton, Craftybilda
9
door Stieg Larsson
43,202 leden
1,748 besprekingen
4
Score 29.18
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 08:05 PM
- 10 Members
- pgmcc, knerd.knitter, deldevries, perennialreader, JuliaMaria, nagasravika.bodapati, Dammie, HH_Library, finnleyjames, ConantheLibrarianJr,EMS_24 ,Thelamon1
- Verklaringen
- EMS_24 : It's all about expectations and what you like in a bookperennialreader: Not my kind of book at all, but I took a chance and have read the whole series, even the ones by David Lagercrantz. Just love the Lisbeth Salander character.JuliaMaria: Ich habe die Serie erst gelesen als der Hype vorbei war - und war dann traurig, dass ich sie nicht doch früher schon für mich entdeckt hatte.ConantheLibrarianJr: Powerful. What Solander goes thru is horrific, but she proves she is more than just a heroine. She is a survivor!
10
door Fredrik Backman
4,467 leden
226 besprekingen
4
Score 28.31
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 12:09 AM
- 9 Members
- mahsdad, magneticvoyager, LDVoorberg, nancjones, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, saraLucilleIngram, pacificquest, VioletL, conhauf
11
door Dan Brown
70,267 leden
1,307 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 26.38
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 09:59 AM
12
door Alexandre Dumas
25,509 leden
433 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 25.13
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 03:58 AM
- 8 Members
- Minthe, CDVicarage, amanda4242, deldevries, nagasravika.bodapati, CKHarwood, pacificquest, ElizaAnderson
13
door Amor Towles
9,087 leden
515 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 24.9
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 06:34 PM
- 8 Members
- raidergirl3, CDVicarage, LDVoorberg, CarltonC, nagasravika.bodapati, Yarnucopia, steller0707, HH_Library
- Verklaringen
- 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.
14
door Susan Vreeland
3,152 leden
93 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 24.59
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 06:47 PM
- 8 Members
- RBeffa, Porua, elkiedee, Smits, kara.shamy, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, Xotomix, RMiller30
- Verklaringen
- Porua: I rarely read books I know nothing of, from authors I know nothing of. Both were true for this book and yet I not only read and enjoyed it, I actually bought a print copy of it.
15
door Wilkie Collins
12,805 leden
336 besprekingen
4.1
Score 23.43
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 04:01 AM
- 9 Members
- Minthe, erinclark, CDVicarage, LDVoorberg, bogopea, nagasravika.bodapati, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, pacificquest, Yuki-Onna
16
door George Eliot
17,715 leden
330 besprekingen
4.2
Score 22.73
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 03:56 AM
- 7 Members
- Minthe, magneticvoyager, cherpy, Yarnucopia, steller0707, Patricia.Ralston, conhauf
17
door Diane Setterfield
17,196 leden
910 besprekingen
4
Score 22.12
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 09:11 PM
- 8 Members
- erinclark, CDVicarage, noveltea, kara.shamy, rmarcin, pacificquest, RMiller30, dandalf
18
door Yann Martel
43,591 leden
1,013 besprekingen
3.9
Score 21.01
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 04:17 PM
- 7 Members
- knerd.knitter, kleo, dougb56586, Localhostess, kara.shamy, nyowh, dandalf
19
door Orson Scott Card
41,122 leden
1,046 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 19.34
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 04:05 PM
- 6 Members
- timspalding, sundancer, CKHarwood, larocco, RMiller30, ConantheLibrarianJr
20
door Edith Wharton
9,699 leden
202 besprekingen
4
Score 18.9
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 03:53 AM
- 6 Members
- Minthe, MaryKay1822, amy_g, nagasravika.bodapati, HeatherMoss, saraLucilleIngram
21
door Madeline Miller
12,434 leden
480 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 18.14
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 08:24 PM
- 6 Members
- CarltonC, vwinsloe, kara.shamy, nyowh, Algernon11, dandalf
- Verklaringen
- CarltonC: Wowed by the imaginative rewriting of the epic from a different perspective and in such readable prose.
22
door Susanna Clarke
26,951 leden
775 besprekingen
3.9
Score 17.09
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 05:01 AM
- 7 Members
- CDVicarage, amanda4242, Vegas_Fiber_Arts, ManWithAnAgenda, Boand, steller0707, RMiller30,Thelamon1
- Verklaringen
- Boand: Original tales of magic, madness and mystery set in the early C19th. Clarke constructs a fantasy world like no other where customs and fey characters collide. Endless fun and brilliant imaginative twists make this a book to cherish.
23
door Shelby Van Pelt
2,507 leden
165 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 16.18
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 05:22 PM
- 5 Members
- 3togetready, librookian, magneticvoyager, nancjones, Vegas_Fiber_Arts
24
door Khaled Hosseini
52,798 leden
1,300 besprekingen
4.2
Score 15.29
Toegevoegd 2022-08-17, 12:38 PM
- 6 Members
- dara85, erinclark, MaryKay1822, HH_Library, DoomLuz, dandalf
25
door Alan Bradley
7,754 leden
654 besprekingen
3.8
Score 14.56
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 04:57 AM
- 6 Members
- raidergirl3, terran, LDVoorberg, PitcherBooks, kara.shamy, Boand,EMS_24
- Verklaringen
- 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.
26
door Connie Willis
6,755 leden
287 besprekingen
4.1
Score 14.54
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 11:21 PM
- 5 Members
- merrystar, msemmag, Patricia.Ralston, VioletL, RMiller30
27
door S.A. Cosby
1,027 leden
73 besprekingen
4
Score 13.73
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 09:12 PM
- 5 Members
- 3togetready, bookmuse56, rmarcin, saraLucilleIngram, HH_Library
- Verklaringen
- bookmuse56: Just a wonderful read that I finished in one sitting!
28
door Mary Ann Shaffer
19,382 leden
1,246 besprekingen
4.2
Score 13.52
Toegevoegd 2022-08-18, 04:30 PM
- 5 Members
- raidergirl3, MaryKay1822, Patricia.Ralston, darsaster, HH_Library
29
door Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,389 leden
250 besprekingen
3.8
Score 12.5
Toegevoegd 2022-08-13, 04:42 AM
- 4 Members
- igorken, pussreboots, steller0707, DoomLuz
30
door Yaa Gyasi
5,583 leden
276 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 12.12
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 09:28 PM
- 4 Members
- ominogue, ahef1963, steller0707, finnleyjames
31
door Ernest Hemingway
9,064 leden
191 besprekingen
4
Score 11.66
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 07:01 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, RBeffa, elkiedee, saraLucilleIngram
- Verklaringen
- hipdeep: My only other experience of Hemingway was The Old Man And The Sea, which bored me to tears. But these autobiographical vignettes were captivating.
32
door Pat Conroy
5,819 leden
108 besprekingen
4.1
Score 11.25
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 12:48 PM
- 4 Members
- erinclark, MaryKay1822, Bethlehem_PL_NH, ManWithAnAgenda
33
door Michael Pollan
13,919 leden
351 besprekingen
4.2
Score 11.03
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 05:51 PM
- 4 Members
- cherpy, Bethlehem_PL_NH, gypsysmom, steller0707
34
door Sayaka Murata
3,017 leden
195 besprekingen
3.8
Score 10.7
Toegevoegd 2022-08-13, 12:23 AM
- 4 Members
- kleo, amanda4242, noveltea, kara.shamy
35
door J. R. R. Tolkien
50,383 leden
450 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Score 10.31
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 04:05 PM
- 4 Members
- timspalding, kleo, dewasus1, Patricia.Ralston
36
door Becky Chambers
2,767 leden
169 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 10.31
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 04:26 PM
- 3 Members
- anglemark, saraLucilleIngram, Tosta
- Verklaringen
- anglemark: A nice surprise after the boring feelgood The long way to a small, angry planet
37
door J. K. Rowling
107,103 leden
986 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 10.07
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 04:06 PM
- 4 Members
- timspalding, MaryKay1822, Bethlehem_PL_NH, Patricia.Ralston
38
door Walter Moers
2,942 leden
88 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 10.04
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 09:36 AM
- 4 Members
- kleo, PitcherBooks, TechThing, VioletL
39
door Jeannette Walls
20,577 leden
795 besprekingen
4.2
Score 9.91
Toegevoegd 2022-08-16, 06:10 PM
- 4 Members
- erinclark, PitcherBooks, MaryKay1822, RMiller30
40
door Gerald Durrell
5,258 leden
150 besprekingen
4.2
Score 9.87
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 03:42 PM
41
door George Saunders
5,789 leden
334 besprekingen
3.9
Score 9.85
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 09:35 AM
- 4 Members
- Localhostess, kara.shamy, BornAnalog, steller0707
- Verklaringen
- BornAnalog: One of the few books that everyone talked up to me, and then it actually delivered. And then some.
42
door Nelson Mandela
4,866 leden
62 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 9.74
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 09:27 PM
- 3 Members
- aprille, ahef1963, maewharton
43
door Becky Chambers
5,474 leden
360 besprekingen
4.1
Score 9.71
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 06:21 PM
- 3 Members
- Her_Royal_Orangeness, msemmag, barefootsong
44
45
5,703 leden
263 besprekingen
4
Score 9.14
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 04:03 AM
- 3 Members
- Minthe, TheDivineOomba, CKHarwood
46
door Clare Chambers
538 leden
24 besprekingen
3.9
Score 9.04
Toegevoegd 2022-08-25, 09:43 PM
- 3 Members
- Micheller7, raidergirl3, CDVicarage
47
door Thomas King
1,152 leden
28 besprekingen
4
Score 8.98
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 05:53 PM
48
- 3 Members
- Moomin_Mama, knerd.knitter, CDVicarage
49
door Peter Ackroyd
868 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 8.63
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 04:52 AM
- 3 Members
- Localhostess, Boand, conhauf
- Verklaringen
- Boand: As a Londoner born and bred the Thames is part of my heritage and consciousness. Ackroyd weaves a wonderful historical journey covering millennia as well as miles as he follows the river from source to sea. It’s a really fascinating and captivating book which was a joy to read. For those who are interested there is also an accompanying TV series with highlights from the book and wonderful camera work.
50
51
door Elizabeth Gilbert
3,477 leden
196 besprekingen
3.9
Score 8.46
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 08:16 PM
- 3 Members
- perennialreader, bogopea, kara.shamy
- Verklaringen
- perennialreader: I did not like Eat, Pray, Love but someone recommended this one and I actually like it.
52
door Peter Høeg
7,379 leden
163 besprekingen
3.8
Score 8.42
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 09:38 AM
- 3 Members
- CDVicarage, Cecrow, dougb56586
53
door Kelly Barnhill
3,992 leden
226 besprekingen
4.2
Score 8.38
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 04:20 PM
54
door Rachel Hawkins
1,594 leden
81 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 8.17
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 10:01 AM
- 3 Members
- erinclark, tina1969, Bethlehem_PL_NH
55
door Audrey Niffenegger
39,477 leden
1,271 besprekingen
4.1
Score 8.05
Toegevoegd 2022-08-14, 10:27 AM
56
door Robert Dugoni
974 leden
70 besprekingen
4.2
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 09:08 PM
57
- 3 Members
- 3togetready, terran, kxn11
58
door Terry Pratchett
12,491 leden
189 besprekingen
4
Score 7.75
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 10:54 AM
- 3 Members
- Localhostess, Dilara86, msemmag
59
door A. Bartlett Giamatti
203 leden
47 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 7.36
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 09:02 PM
60
7,713 leden
296 besprekingen
4.2
Score 7.26
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 08:24 PM
- 3 Members
- steller0707, nyowh, VioletL
61
- 3 Members
- Boand, steller0707, conhauf
- Verklaringen
- Boand: A book that has a split dual timeline and an irresistible story of star crossed lovers. Byatt’s writing intrigues and compels across different centuries and compares how social mores shape our lives bringing joy, heartache and sorrow.
62
door Elizabeth Gaskell
7,417 leden
245 besprekingen
4.1
Score 7.09
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 04:02 AM
63
door Erich Maria Remarque
19,074 leden
403 besprekingen
4.1
Score 7.04
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 05:39 PM
- 2 Members
- Bethlehem_PL_NH, gypsysmom
64
- 2 Members
- nancjones, AbigailAdams26
- Verklaringen
- AbigailAdams26: I had no fixed ideas going into this book, and certainly did not expect it to be one of the best middle-grade novels I have ever read!
65
door Marjorie Pickthall
22 leden
2 besprekingen
½ 4.7
Score 6.68
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 04:09 PM
- 2 Members
- AbigailAdams26, alderwand
- Verklaringen
- AbigailAdams26: I expected to enjoy the artwork here, being an admirer of the illustrator (Frances Tyrrell), but I was surprised to find the story itself so beautifully-written and immensely poignant.
66
door Barbara Kingsolver
26,244 leden
501 besprekingen
4.2
Score 6.56
Toegevoegd 2022-08-30, 10:38 AM
- 2 Members
- Patricia.Ralston, elahrairah
- Verklaringen
- elahrairah: My girlfriend said I should read this. It didn't look like the sort of book I would even consider but I did and it was brilliant. It made me realise that there was whole swathes of literature that I was missing out on because of my preconceived notions of what markets were being aimed for by covers, and that I had subconsciously coded whole swathes of literature as aimed at female audiences and ignored it. This was a bit of a shock, because I thought that I was an indiscriminate reader. It is always painful to learn things about yourself that you don't want to be true. I hope that I no longer ignore books that are marketed in a feminine way, and I make an effort to remember this whenever I am considering buying or reading a book. The novel is incredible, by the way.
67
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, Patricia.Ralston
68
door Ruth Ozeki
4,424 leden
252 besprekingen
4.1
Score 6.4
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 07:48 AM
69
door Donna Tartt
20,335 leden
556 besprekingen
4.1
Score 6.38
Toegevoegd 2022-08-19, 03:33 PM
- 2 Members
- Her_Royal_Orangeness, msemmag
70
door Ann Radcliffe
2,921 leden
62 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 6.38
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 11:27 AM
- 2 Members
- souloftherose, Patricia.Ralston
71
- 2 Members
- terriks, Patricia.Ralston
72
door James Baldwin
2,923 leden
41 besprekingen
4.1
Score 6.25
Toegevoegd 2022-08-14, 06:57 PM
- 2 Members
- elkiedee, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- elkiedee: Read by mistake from the library when I was 14 and I think I thought it was something different, but I really loved this.
73
door George Eliot
8,709 leden
119 besprekingen
3.8
Score 6.19
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 12:24 PM
- 2 Members
- JalenV, ManWithAnAgenda
- Verklaringen
- JalenV: I picked it because it was a classic, but the characters and their stories were much more interesting than I expected. BTW The Wheat and the Tares chapter is old name for the parable of the Wheat and the Weeds.
74
door Michael Drayton
8 leden
5
Score 6.19
Toegevoegd 2022-08-14, 02:54 AM
- 2 Members
- Michael.Rimmer, alderwand
75
door John Steinbeck
5,663 leden
92 besprekingen
3.8
Score 6.08
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 09:38 AM
76
- 2 Members
- dewasus1, barefootsong
77
door Mike Monteiro
94 leden
2 besprekingen
4
Score 6.04
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 09:34 AM
- 2 Members
- BornAnalog, alderwand
- Verklaringen
- BornAnalog: Read this argument for an ethics-driven technology sector. . .and then contemplate how far that is from our current reality.
78
door Lynda Rutledge
960 leden
56 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 5.92
Toegevoegd 2022-08-25, 09:47 PM
- 2 Members
- Micheller7, Ann_R
79
- 2 Members
- JuliaMaria, nyowh
- Verklaringen
- JuliaMaria: Geschichten mit Tieren als Hauptprotakonisten interessieren mich normalerweise weniger, deshalb war ich positiv über die philosophische Tiefe des Romans überrascht.
80
door Mary Shelley
42,634 leden
709 besprekingen
3.8
Score 5.61
Toegevoegd 2022-08-18, 08:38 AM
- 2 Members
- aprille, Patricia.Ralston
81
door C. S. Lewis
17,395 leden
153 besprekingen
4.1
Score 5.5
Toegevoegd 2022-08-23, 11:32 AM
82
door Cornelius Plantinga
1,075 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 5.5
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 11:26 AM
- 2 Members
- cpg, Yarnucopia
- Verklaringen
- cpg: Surprisingly successful devotional work.
83
door Jeanne Birdsall
5,509 leden
192 besprekingen
4.1
Score 5.5
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 08:58 PM
- 2 Members
- raidergirl3, barefootsong
84
door Hiro Arikawa
1,491 leden
93 besprekingen
4.1
Score 5.5
Toegevoegd 2022-08-20, 09:54 AM
85
door Hans Bemmann
485 leden
8 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 5.42
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 09:34 AM
86
door Richard Hughes
2,136 leden
65 besprekingen
3.9
Score 5.38
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 09:39 AM
- 2 Members
- Cecrow, Localhostess
87
door Andrew Sean Greer
3,865 leden
199 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 5.35
Toegevoegd 2022-08-12, 09:17 AM
- 2 Members
- noveltea, BornAnalog
88
door Elton John
1,238 leden
41 besprekingen
4.2
Score 5.35
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 08:23 PM
89
door F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,199 leden
1,170 besprekingen
3.8
Score 5.29
Toegevoegd 2022-08-22, 07:17 PM
90
door Wilkie Collins
10,823 leden
251 besprekingen
4
Score 5.29
Toegevoegd 2022-08-18, 04:30 PM
- 2 Members
- CDVicarage, darsaster
91
- 2 Members
- knerd.knitter, barefootsong
92
door Jon Krakauer
14,070 leden
314 besprekingen
4.2
Score 5.23
Toegevoegd 2022-08-10, 09:29 PM
- 2 Members
- MaryKay1822, ahef1963
93
door Amor Towles
3,353 leden
169 besprekingen
4.1
Score 5.23
Toegevoegd 2022-08-11, 05:32 PM
- 2 Members
- terran, Bethlehem_PL_NH
94
door Rebecca Makkai
1,984 leden
110 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 5.23
Toegevoegd 2022-08-19, 03:31 PM
- 2 Members
- perennialreader, Her_Royal_Orangeness
95
door Arthur Conan Doyle
1,257 leden
21 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 5.23
Toegevoegd 2022-08-09, 09:38 AM
96
- 2 Members
- TechThing, ManWithAnAgenda
97
door John Steinbeck
9,897 leden
186 besprekingen
4
Score 5.14
Toegevoegd 2022-08-08, 09:15 PM
98
- 2 Members
- Micheller7, sturlington
- Verklaringen
- sturlington: I thought this was a book about Shakespeare, but it was so much more than that--such a moving depiction of motherhood and grief.
99
door Zane Grey
1,795 leden
61 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 5.02
Toegevoegd 2022-08-18, 08:44 AM
- 2 Members
- aprille, perennialreader
100
door Wallace Stegner
5,460 leden
182 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 4.87
Toegevoegd 2022-08-22, 05:35 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, perennialreader