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Goodreads 2019 Update: Books That Exceeded Your Expectations (Now Twice as Long!)

"These are books that pleasantly surprised you. They could be classics that you really loved or more recent fiction that just caught you off guard by its greatness." (Goodreads)
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
1
Suzanne Collins
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
2
Markus Zusak
The Kite Runner (Khalid Hosseini)
The Kite Runner
3
Khalid Hosseini
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
4
J.K. Rowling
Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Water for Elephants
5
Sara Gruen
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
6
Kathryn Stockett
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
7
Harper Lee
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
8
Stieg Larsson
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
9
Audrey Niffenegger
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
10
Jane Austen
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
Memoirs of a Geisha
11
Arthur Golden
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
12
Mark Haddon
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
13
J.K. Rowling
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
14
Suzanne Collins
Twilight (Stephenie Meyer)
Twilight
15
Stephenie Meyer
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini)
A Thousand Splendid Suns
16
Khaled Hosseini
The Lovely Bones (Alice Sebold)
The Lovely Bones
17
Alice Sebold
The Host (Stephenie Meyer)
The Host
18
Stephenie Meyer
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)
Jane Eyre
19
Charlotte Brontë
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
20
J. K. Rowling
1984 (George Orwell)
1984
21
George Orwell
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
22
Jodi Picoult
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
23
Yann Martel
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
24
Jeannette Walls
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
25
J. K. Rowling
The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)
The Thirteenth Tale
26
Diane Setterfield
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
27
Margaret Mitchell
A Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
A Game of Thrones
28
George R.R. Martin
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
29
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)
The Shadow of the Wind
30
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
The Poisonwood Bible
31
Barbara Kingsolver
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex
32
Jeffrey Eugenides
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
33
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Alienist (Caleb Carr)
The Alienist
34
Caleb Carr
The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
The Secret Life of Bees
35
Sue Monk Kidd
The Red Tent (Anita Diamant)
The Red Tent
36
Anita Diamant
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander
37
Diana Gabaldon
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
38
Margaret Atwood
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
39
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
40
Cormac McCarthy
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