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51 Books That Exceeded Expectations

Sometimes books take you by surprise. They exceed your already high expectations, or, they're good when you expected otherwise. Included here are 51 books that are worth your time.
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Candide (Voltaire)
Candide (Voltaire)
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
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The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Bartleby the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
Bartleby the Scrivener (Herman Melville)
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The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman)
The Imperfectionists (Tom Rachman)
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Stones From the River
Stones From the River
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Travels With My Aunt
Travels With My Aunt
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The Power of the Dog (Thomas Savage)
The Power of the Dog (Thomas Savage)
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House of Sand and Fog (Andre Dubus III)
House of Sand and Fog (Andre Dubus III)
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American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
American Tabloid (James Ellroy)
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Broken Harbor
Broken Harbor
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Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, By Rebecca Wells
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, By Rebecca Wells
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Walking Across Egypt (Clyde Edgerton)
Walking Across Egypt (Clyde Edgerton)
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith
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The Rosie Project
The Rosie Project
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The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
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The Witching Hour
The Witching Hour
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Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
Rosemary's Baby (Ira Levin)
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The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives
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The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie)
Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie)
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Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
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Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
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The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
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The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
The Chrysalids (John Wyndham)
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Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
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Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
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The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
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The Great Gilly Hopkins
The Great Gilly Hopkins
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Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
Maniac Magee (Jerry Spinelli)
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Barbara Robinson)
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New Teeth: Stories (Simon Rich)
New Teeth: Stories (Simon Rich)
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The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
The Anthropocene Reviewed (John Green)
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals (Kiribati) (J. Maarten Troost)
The Sex Lives of Cannibals (Kiribati) (J. Maarten Troost)
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Take the Cannoli (Sarah Vowell)
Take the Cannoli (Sarah Vowell)
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Eight Men Out (Eliot Asinof)
Eight Men Out (Eliot Asinof)
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Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
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