Pleasant Surprises
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- Books I read with low or no expectations, but tried anyway, and was surprised at how much I liked them. Also adding in a few that simply exceeded my expectations.
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door Terry Fallis
515 leden
40 besprekingen
3.9
Score 4
Toegevoegd 2016-02-27, 02:51 PM
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- LibraryCin: I'm not big into politics, but this book was really funny!
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door Catherine Ryan Hyde
193 leden
21 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 3.36
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- LibraryCin: It was so long between when I added this to my tbr and when I read it, I didn't know what to expect, but I ended up really liking this. I listened to the audio
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door Brenda Peterson
20 leden
½ 4.3
Score 3.04
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- LibraryCin: This one wasn't even on my radar, but someone mailed it to me when I wasn't expecting it. I ended up really enjoying it.
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door Eva Etzioni-Halevy
159 leden
3 besprekingen
½ 3.6
Score 2.83
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- LibraryCin: I'm not a religious person, so I wasn't sure what I would think of this "biblical fiction". But, the story was really good! I was impressed, and have since read a couple more books by the author.
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door Timothy Findley
994 leden
17 besprekingen
4.1
Score 2.68
Toegevoegd 2016-02-27, 02:51 PM
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- LibraryCin: I'm not always a fan of literary stuff, and a lot of Canadian fiction is literary. I gave this a shot, even though I was afraid it might be too literary for me, and ended up really liking it.
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door Jennifer Crusie
1,460 leden
66 besprekingen
3.8
Score 2.56
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- LibraryCin: I'm not always a fan of romance, but I think the dog helped in this one. :-)
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door Masha Hamilton
821 leden
57 besprekingen
½ 3.4
Score 2.46
Toegevoegd 2016-02-27, 02:52 PM
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- LibraryCin: I was looking forward to this one, as it involves a librarian, but this one far exceeded my expectations.
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door Cornelius Ryan
2,427 leden
46 besprekingen
4.1
Score 2.38
Toegevoegd 2016-02-27, 02:52 PM
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- LibraryCin: I like history and I am interested in reading about WWII, but I tend (mostly) more towards biographies of the time period. This one absolutely blew me away!
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door Jane Smiley
6,161 leden
136 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 2.31
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- LibraryCin: Another one that falls into the literary category, as the author has won the Pulitzer. I really liked this one, though.
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- LibraryCin: I know a lot of people weren't crazy about this one, but I went ahead and read it anyway. I really liked it!
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- LibraryCin: This book was given to me without me knowing anything about it. It was really good.
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- LibraryCin: This is another where it was just so long from the time I added it to my tbr to when I read it, that I just couldn't remember even why I added it. It was very good.
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- LibraryCin: Another Canadian one that I added because of Canada Reads. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, but it was really good.
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door Adriana Trigiani
1,517 leden
38 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 2.07
Toegevoegd 2016-02-27, 02:53 PM
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- LibraryCin: I just really didn't know what to expect with this one. It was the first I'd read by Trigiani, and was very impressed. I've read and enjoyed more by her since.
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door Chris Bohjalian
5,709 leden
122 besprekingen
3.8
Score 2.03
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- LibraryCin: I was so impressed with this. I'm not sure why I really didn't expect more - maybe because kids and babies don't interest me - but this was excellent.
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door Jane Austen
80,514 leden
1,366 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 2
Toegevoegd 2016-02-27, 02:53 PM
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- LibraryCin: Classics can vary for me, and I went a long time thinking I really didn't like many of them at all. So, I was in my mid-30s by the time I read this. It was the first "classic" I'd read in a very long time, and I really enjoyed it. Went on to enjoy more by Austen after this (this was the first I'd read by her.)
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door Barbara Gowdy
823 leden
25 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 1.97
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- LibraryCin: It was too long ago to remember what my expectations were for this one, but I loved it!
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door Richard Wagamese
789 leden
48 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 1.94
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- LibraryCin: I really wasn't sure how much I'd like this one, but decided to give it a try. I was very impressed. There is a lot of hockey, but I think there enough other story around it, that even for those who aren't hockey fans, it would still be o.k.