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P's List of Books That Exceeded Expectations - Page 2

A list of books that fall into two categories: 1. books where I went in with low-ish expectations and was pleasantly surprised 2. books that managed to exceed my high expectations.
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Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
41
Diana Wynne Jones
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
42
Italo Calvino
The Impossible Girl (Lydia Kang)
The Impossible Girl
43
Lydia Kang
In for a Penny (Rose Lerner)
In for a Penny
44
Rose Lerner
In the Forest of Forgetting (Theodora Goss)
In the Forest of Forgetting
45
Theodora Goss
The Island of Dr. Moreau (H.G. Wells)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
46
H.G. Wells
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
47
Susanna Clarke
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
48
Octavia Butler
The Lady Always Wins (Courtney Milan)
The Lady Always Wins
49
Courtney Milan
The Last Unicorn (Peter S. Beagle)
The Last Unicorn
50
Peter S. Beagle
The Lord of Stariel (AJ Lancaster)
The Lord of Stariel
51
AJ Lancaster
The Lost Books of the Odyssey (Zachary Mason)
The Lost Books of the Odyssey
52
Zachary Mason
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle
53
Philip K. Dick
The Martian Chronicles (Ray Bradbury)
The Martian Chronicles
54
Ray Bradbury
The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)
The Master and Margarita
55
Mikhail Bulgakov
Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)
Nights at the Circus
56
Angela Carter
Nova (Samuel R. Delany)
Nova
57
Samuel R. Delany
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
58
E. T. A. Hoffmann
Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens)
Our Mutual Friend
59
Charles Dickens
Out of the Silent Planet (C.S. Lewis)
Out of the Silent Planet
60
C.S. Lewis
Paladin's Grace (T. Kingfisher)
Paladin's Grace
61
T. Kingfisher
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
62
Ken Liu
Paper Towns (John Green)
Paper Towns
63
John Green
Peer Gynt (Henrik Ibsen)
Peer Gynt
64
Henrik Ibsen
The Princess and Curdie
The Princess and Curdie
65
Proof by Seduction (Courtney Milan)
Proof by Seduction
66
Courtney Milan
The Rakess (Scarlett Peckham)
The Rakess
67
Scarlett Peckham
Ransom
Ransom
68
Scout's Progress (Sharon Lee, Steve Miller)
Scout's Progress
69
Sharon Lee, Steve Miller
The Seventh Bride (T. Kingfisher)
The Seventh Bride
70
T. Kingfisher
The Sibyl (Par Lagervist)
The Sibyl
71
Par Lagervist
Silas Marner (George Eliot)
Silas Marner
72
George Eliot
The Sirens of Titan (Kurt Vonnegut)
The Sirens of Titan
73
Kurt Vonnegut
Song for the Basilisk
Song for the Basilisk
74
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
75
Madeline Miller
Spirits Abroad (Zen Cho)
Spirits Abroad
76
Zen Cho
Spoiler Alert (Olivia Dade)
Spoiler Alert
77
Olivia Dade
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
78
Emily St John Mandel
A Stitch in Time (Kelley Armstrong)
A Stitch in Time
79
Kelley Armstrong
The Stories of Eva Luna (Isabel Allende)
The Stories of Eva Luna
80
Isabel Allende
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