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Books That Exceeded Schlocko's Expectations - Page 2

Hey, I'm not the most original listmaker, but since I've created only the third "exceeded expectations" list after Todd and MarkD, I can at least call myself an "early adapter." Listed are books which introduced me to favorite authors, as well as books by authors whom I gave a second chance after disliking one of their other works. See? Sometimes hope should triumph over experience.
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train
41
Patricia Highsmith
Clark and Division (Naomi Hirahara)
Clark and Division
42
Naomi Hirahara
Heart-Shaped Box (Joe Hill)
Heart-Shaped Box
43
Joe Hill
Where the Dead Sit Talking (Brandon Hobson)
Where the Dead Sit Talking
44
Brandon Hobson
Skidding Into Oblivion (Brian Hodge)
Skidding Into Oblivion
45
Brian Hodge
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War (Tony Horwitz)
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
46
Tony Horwitz
Klara and the Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro)
Klara and the Sun
47
Kazuo Ishiguro
Children of the Dark (Jonathan Janz)
Children of the Dark
48
Jonathan Janz
Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K. Jerome)
Three Men in a Boat
49
Jerome K. Jerome
The Orphan Master's Son (Adam Johnson)
The Orphan Master's Son
50
Adam Johnson
The Night She Disappeared (Lisa Jewell)
The Night She Disappeared
51
Lisa Jewell
The Vegetarian (Han Kang)
The Vegetarian
52
Han Kang
Say Nothing (Patrick Radden Keefe)
Say Nothing
53
Patrick Radden Keefe
The Edge of Anarchy (Jack Kelly)
The Edge of Anarchy
54
Jack Kelly
The Girl Next Door (Jack Ketchum)
The Girl Next Door
55
Jack Ketchum
The Stand (Stephen King)
The Stand
56
Stephen King
A Separation (Katie Kitamura)
A Separation
57
Katie Kitamura
Redeployment (Phil Klay)
Redeployment
58
Phil Klay
Hidden Valley Road (Robert Kolker)
Hidden Valley Road
59
Robert Kolker
White Tears (Hari Kunzru)
White Tears
60
Hari Kunzru
The Moor's Account (Laila Lalami)
The Moor's Account
61
Laila Lalami
Defending Jacob (William Landay)
Defending Jacob
62
William Landay
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carre)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
63
John Le Carre
Main Street (Sinclair Lewis)
Main Street
64
Sinclair Lewis
Bird Box (Josh Malerman)
Bird Box
65
Josh Malerman
Come With Me (Ronald Malfi)
Come With Me
66
Ronald Malfi
Company K (William March)
Company K
67
William March
The Tsar of Love and Techno (Anthony Marra)
The Tsar of Love and Techno
68
Anthony Marra
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
69
James McBride
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
70
Cormac McCarthy
The Children on the Hill (Jennifer McMahon)
The Children on the Hill
71
Jennifer McMahon
Goodnight Beautiful (Aimee Molloy)
Goodnight Beautiful
72
Aimee Molloy
Mexican Gothic (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
Mexican Gothic
73
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Fraud of the Century (Roy Morris)
Fraud of the Century
74
Roy Morris
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
75
Toni Morrison
Eileen (Ottessa Moshfegh)
Eileen
76
Ottessa Moshfegh
Hell of a Book (Jason Mott)
Hell of a Book
77
Jason Mott
Some Hell (Patrick Nathan)
Some Hell
78
Patrick Nathan
White House Diary (Henrietta Nesbit)
White House Diary
79
Henrietta Nesbit
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
80
Sylvia Plath
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