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Even Exceeded Expectations - Page 2

A list of books that were even better than I expected them to be.
The only book on this list that I HAD to read was Jane Eyre, which I ended up loving. All the rest I read by choice.
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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)
The Secret History
41
Donna Tartt
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
42
Betty Smith
The Mountain Story (Lori Lansens)
The Mountain Story
43
Lori Lansens
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
44
Zora Neale Hurston
Evicted (Matthew Desmond)
Evicted
45
Matthew Desmond
Just Mercy (Bryan Stevenson)
Just Mercy
46
Bryan Stevenson
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
47
Jeffrey Eugenides
Child of God (Cormac McCarthy)
Child of God
48
Cormac McCarthy
The Tale of Despereaux (Kate DiCamillo)
The Tale of Despereaux
49
Kate DiCamillo
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation
50
My Best Friend's Exorcism (Grady Hendrix)
My Best Friend's Exorcism
51
Grady Hendrix
The Girl With All the Gifts (M R Carey)
The Girl With All the Gifts
52
M R Carey
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
53
Katherine Dunn
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
54
Barbara Kingsolver
Last Night in Twisted River (John Irving)
Last Night in Twisted River
55
John Irving
As I Lay Dying (William Faulkner)
As I Lay Dying
56
William Faulkner
Tortilla Flat (John Steinbeck)
Tortilla Flat
57
John Steinbeck
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers (Sarah-Kate Lynch)
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
58
Sarah-Kate Lynch
Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)
Bastard Out of Carolina
59
Dorothy Allison
The Minpins (Roald Dahl)
The Minpins
60
Roald Dahl
Wisconsin Death Trip (Michael Lesy)
Wisconsin Death Trip
61
Michael Lesy
The Widow's Broom (Chris Van Allsburg)
The Widow's Broom
62
Chris Van Allsburg
The World According to Garp (John Irving)
The World According to Garp
63
John Irving
Sandman Series (Neil Gaiman)
Sandman Series
64
Neil Gaiman
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain
65
T.C. Boyle
The Shipping News (E.Annie Proulx)
The Shipping News
66
E.Annie Proulx
The Diggers (Margaret Wise Brown)
The Diggers
67
Margaret Wise Brown
Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Esquivel)
Like Water for Chocolate
68
Laura Esquivel
Danse Macabre (Stephen King)
Danse Macabre
69
Stephen King
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
70
Richard Adams
Big Bug Ball (Dee Lillegard, Rex Barron (Illustrator))
Big Bug Ball
71
Dee Lillegard, Rex Barron (Illustrator)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
72
Arthur Golden
100 Cupboards (N. D. Wilson)
100 Cupboards
73
N. D. Wilson
Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson)
Snow Falling on Cedars
74
David Guterson
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
75
Charlotte Bronte
In Cold Blood (Truman Capote)
In Cold Blood
76
Truman Capote
Genius Squad (Catherine Jinks)
Genius Squad
77
Catherine Jinks
Angela's Ashes (Frank McCourt)
Angela's Ashes
78
Frank McCourt
'Salem's Lot (Stephen King)
'Salem's Lot
79
Stephen King
Mole Music (David McPhail)
Mole Music
80
David McPhail
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