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100 Books That Exceeded Expectations - Page 2

Following the new list trend, one hundred books that exceeded my expectations, many required for classes or given to me as gifts
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I Love Dick (Chris Kraus)
I Love Dick
41
Chris Kraus
Il Ventaglio (Carlo Goldoni)
Il Ventaglio
42
Carlo Goldoni
In Risaia (Marchesa Colombi)
In Risaia
43
Marchesa Colombi
Interview With the Vampire (Anne Rice)
Interview With the Vampire
44
Anne Rice
The Juggler (Rachilde)
The Juggler
45
Rachilde
Julie, or the New Heloise (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Julie, or the New Heloise
46
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The King's Trial: Louis Xvi vs. the French Revolution (David P Jordan)
The King's Trial: Louis Xvi vs. the French Revolution
47
David P Jordan
The Kitchen God's Wife (Amy Tan)
The Kitchen God's Wife
48
Amy Tan
The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper)
The Last of the Mohicans
49
James Fenimore Cooper
La Bottega Del Caffè (Carlo Goldoni)
La Bottega Del Caffè
50
Carlo Goldoni
Lelia: The Life of George Sand (André Maurois)
Lelia: The Life of George Sand
51
André Maurois
Lessico Famigliare (Natalia Ginzburg)
Lessico Famigliare
52
Natalia Ginzburg
Lives of Wives (Laura (Riding) Jackson)
Lives of Wives
53
Laura (Riding) Jackson
La Locandiera (Carlo Goldoni)
La Locandiera
54
Carlo Goldoni
Lo Scialle Andaluso (Elsa Morante)
Lo Scialle Andaluso
55
Elsa Morante
Look at Me (Jennifer Egan)
Look at Me
56
Jennifer Egan
La Ragazza Del Secolo Scorso (Rossana Rossanda)
La Ragazza Del Secolo Scorso
57
Rossana Rossanda
The Madwoman in the Attic (Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar)
The Madwoman in the Attic
58
Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar
The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia (Laura Miller)
The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia
59
Laura Miller
Map (Wislawa Szymborska)
Map
60
Wislawa Szymborska
Mara and Dann (Doris Lessing)
Mara and Dann
61
Doris Lessing
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
62
Mikhail Bulgakov
The Midnight Disease (Anne W. Flaherty)
The Midnight Disease
63
Anne W. Flaherty
My Career Goes Bung (Miles Franklin)
My Career Goes Bung
64
Miles Franklin
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
65
Jean Craighead George
The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis (Alan Jacobs)
The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis
66
Alan Jacobs
Nocturnal Butterflies of the Russian Empire (José Manuel Prieto)
Nocturnal Butterflies of the Russian Empire
67
José Manuel Prieto
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
68
Sally Rooney
Nothing That Meets the Eye (Patricia Highsmith)
Nothing That Meets the Eye
69
Patricia Highsmith
Now Voyager (Olive Higgins Prouty)
Now Voyager
70
Olive Higgins Prouty
Obasan (Joy Kogawa)
Obasan
71
Joy Kogawa
On Writing (Stephen King)
On Writing
72
Stephen King
The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux)
The Phantom of the Opera
73
Gaston Leroux
Pond (Claire-Louise Bennett)
Pond
74
Claire-Louise Bennett
The Postman Always Rings Twice (James M. Cain)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
75
James M. Cain
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century (Alex Ross)
The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century
76
Alex Ross
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Rudyard Kipling)
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
77
Rudyard Kipling
Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (U.R. Ananthamurthy)
Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man
78
U.R. Ananthamurthy
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay (Nancy Milford)
Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
79
Nancy Milford
Senility (Italo Svevo)
Senility
80
Italo Svevo
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