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Goodreads 2019 Update: Books That Exceeded Your Expectations (Now Twice as Long!) - Page 2

"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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Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
41
Orson Scott Card
Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)
Fahrenheit 451
42
Ray Bradbury
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
43
Suzanne Collins
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
44
Emily Brontë
Eat, Pray, Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat, Pray, Love
45
Elizabeth Gilbert
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
Les Misérables
46
Victor Hugo
The Girl Who Played With Fire (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl Who Played With Fire
47
Stieg Larsson
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
48
Sylvia Plath
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
49
Alice Walker
The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan)
The Lightning Thief
50
Rick Riordan
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
51
William Golding
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
52
Veronica Roth
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
53
Jonathan Safran Foer
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
54
Vladimir Nabokov
The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
55
Elizabeth Kostova
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
56
Patrick Rothfuss
One Hundred Years of Solitude (Gabriel García Márquez)
One Hundred Years of Solitude
57
Gabriel García Márquez
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
58
Kristin Cashore
The Elephant Tree
The Elephant Tree
59
The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)
The Count of Monte Cristo
60
Alexandre Dumas
The Art of Racing in the Rain (Garth Stein)
The Art of Racing in the Rain
61
Garth Stein
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
62
Cassandra Clare
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
63
Lois Lowry
Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief (Diamante Lavendar)
Finding Hope in the Darkness of Grief
64
Diamante Lavendar
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
65
Ian McEwan
Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead)
Vampire Academy
66
Richelle Mead
His Dark Materials Trilogy (Philip Pullman)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
67
Philip Pullman
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Of Mice and Men
68
John Steinbeck
Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
Brave New World
69
Aldous Huxley
Animal Farm (George Orwell)
Animal Farm
70
George Orwell
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
71
William Goldman
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)
The Catcher in the Rye
72
J.D. Salinger
The Fault in Our Stars (John Green)
The Fault in Our Stars
73
John Green
The Forgotten Garden (Kate Morton)
The Forgotten Garden
74
Kate Morton
The Shack (William Paul Young)
The Shack
75
William Paul Young
Bel Canto (Ann Pratchett)
Bel Canto
76
Ann Pratchett
Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen)
Sense and Sensibility
77
Jane Austen
The Zombie Room (R.D. Ronald)
The Zombie Room
78
R.D. Ronald
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
79
Mark Twain
And Then Were None (Agatha Cristie)
And Then Were None
80
Agatha Cristie
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